Armed Forces of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

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Flag of Artsakh.svg Armed Forces of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետության Պաշտպանության Բանակ
Army Artsakh.jpg
guide
Commander in Chief : President Bako Sahakjan
Defense Minister: Movses Hakobyan
Headquarters: Stepanakert
Military strength
Active soldiers: 18,500-25,000
Reservists: 20,000-30,000
Conscription: 2 years
Eligibility for military service: 18th
history
Founding: May 9, 1992

The armed forces of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic ( Armenian Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետության պաշտպանության բանակ Lerrnayin Gharabaghi ​​Hanrapetut'yan ink'napashtpanut'yan banak ) are the armed forces of the internationally unrecognized Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh . They were founded in 1992 in the course of the conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region .

history

The armed forces were officially established on May 9, 1992 to protect Armenian civilians from militant groups . Previously, the militias fought in small units of no more than 40 men. In the first months of the war between Azerbaijan and units from Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh, the armed forces were poorly equipped and uncoordinated. This improved in the course of the war and the troops of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, together with the Armenian army, were able to bring large parts of the area claimed by Nagorno-Karabakh under their control. They also occupied all or part of the Azerbaijani districts of Ağdam , Cəbrayıl , Füzuli , Kəlbəcər , Laçın , Qubadlı and Zəngilan , which lie outside the former Nagorno-Karabakh autonomous region. A ceasefire agreement came into force on May 12, 1994. The status quo has prevailed ever since . Around 17,000 Armenians and 25,000 Azeris fell during the war. The main task of the armed forces today is to defend the border of the unrecognized republic. Trenches have been dug along the border and there are repeated exchanges of fire with the Azerbaijani armed forces with dead and injured. The armed forces of Nagorno-Karabakh are also closely interwoven with the armed forces of Armenia, which in turn work closely with the Russian armed forces .

equipment

There are no official data on the budget and equipment of the armed forces. The data available speak of fewer than 400 tanks. The army is also said to have BM-21 and WM-80 rocket launchers and R-17 rockets. The standard rifle of the infantry is the AK-74 . It is also equipped with Makarov pistols and RPG-7 bazookas . The air forces have 2  ground attack aircraft Suchoi Su-25 , 5  combat helicopters Mil Mi-24 , 5  transport helicopter Mil Mi-8 and 4  drones type Krunk UAV . There are also several artillery pieces .

See also

Web links

Commons : Armed Forces of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ gov.nkr.am: via the Defense Minister  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Retrieved November 4, 2012, page not available@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / gov.nkr.am  
  2. ^ A b C. W. Blandy: Azerbaijan: Is War Over Nagornyy Karabakh a Realistic Option? (PDF; 480 kB) Defense Academy of the United Kingdom , Caucasus Series 08/17, May 2008, accessed on August 12, 2013 (English).
  3. ↑ Important Facts about NKR Defense Army. Office of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic , Washington, DC , accessed August 12, 2013 .
  4. ↑ Unknown uploader: Nagorno Karabakh. Euronews post uploaded to Youtube , accessed on August 12, 2013 .
  5. ^ Christoph Wanner: Crisis area Nagorno-Karabakh. Deutsche Welle : DW-TV , May 25, 2008, accessed August 12, 2013 .
  6. ↑ Unknown uploader: NKR Defense Army-20. Youtube video showing several weapon systems. Retrieved August 12, 2013 .