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Azerbaijan mistakenly shot down a Russian military helicopter near the border with Armenia. Two soldiers aboard the MI-24 helicopter were killed and a third was injured. However, Azerbaijan has apologized for the incident. News-BBC.
Russia says its military helicopter was shot down in a missile attack. The helicopter was near its base in Armenia. Armenia and Azerbaijan disagree on Nagorno-Karabakh. However, the helicopter did not land in the disputed area.
The Russian helicopter was shot down on Monday. On the same day, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a statement that a Russian MI-24 military helicopter had crashed in the Nakhchivan section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border at around 5:30 pm local time.
The Nakhchivan region borders Armenia, Iran, and Turkey. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said the helicopter flew in the dark for about an hour at a lower than normal altitude and that the air defense system identified its location. He said Russian helicopters had never been seen flying in the area before.
The Russian Defense Ministry says the Mi-24 helicopter was shot down near a Russian military base. The incident took place near the city of Yersk. The helicopter lost control and crashed in the mountains of Armenia.
Azerbaijan has apologized to Russia for the tragic incident, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a statement following the Russian helicopter crash. This incident happened by accident. It was in no way intentional towards Russia. Azerbaijan is also willing to pay compensation for this incident. Azerbaijan also expresses its deepest condolences to the families of the murdered military personnel. He wished the injured a speedy recovery.
Azerbaijan issued a statement apologizing after the Russian Defense Ministry issued a statement on Monday.
The Russian Foreign Ministry later said in a tweet that Azerbaijan had “admitted its guilt” without delay and that “we are seeing the matter in a positive light.” Azerbaijan has ordered a swift investigation of the incident and appropriate punishment for the perpetrators.
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