(Shadow) I can’t afford it! Russian military plane was shot down Armenia, Azerbaijan agreed to stop all military operations | International |新 头壳 Newtalk

The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Nagorno-Karabakh region has lasted for more than a month. The Russian army alleged on the 9th that a Russian military Mi-24 (Mi-24) helicopter was shot down by a missile in Armenia near the border with Azerbaijan, killing two crew members. Azerbaijan has expressed its apologies to Russia, emphasizing that it was purely an accident and is willing to compensate. Subsequently, Russian media cited the Kremlin statement saying that the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to stop all military operations in the troubled Nagono-Karabakh region.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on the 9th that he ordered an end to all conflicts with Azerbaijan in the disputed Nagono-Karabakh area and signed an agreement with the President of Azerbaijan and Russia to stop it. The conflict that has erupted since the end of September. Prior to this, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported that a Russian military helicopter was shot down by Azerbaijani forces in Armenia, near Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. The local area is some distance from the Nagono-Karabac area where the conflict recently broke out.

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement acknowledging that its troops had accidentally shot down a Russian helicopter. The statement mentioned: “This helicopter has been flying at low altitude in the dark. Azerbaijani forces used portable air defense missiles (shoulder air defense). Missiles, surface-to-air rockets) shot it down.” The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs also apologized to the Moscow government and expressed its condolences to the families of the victims, willing to pay compensation. Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry responded: “I have never seen a Russian Air Force helicopter in the area before.” The Russian Defense Ministry noted that the helicopter was escorting a military convoy at the time, but did not specify the mission of the convoy. Russia has a military base in Armenia.

In the past month, the United Nations, Russia and even the United States took the initiative to initiate the “Shuangya Ceasefire Mediation”, but these ceasefire initiatives are at most a few hours of truce. Now the Azerbaijani army shoots down the Russian military plane. Later, it is expected to dawn in the truce between the two countries. The Nagono-Karabakh area, where the war broke out, covers an area of ​​about 4,400 square kilometers in Azerbaijan, but is essentially controlled by the majority of the Armenian population. Local Armenian separatists have fought with government forces on September 27. , Causing at least 1,000 deaths and tens of thousands of homeless people. Russia and Turkey also intervened, supporting Armenia and Azerbaijan respectively.

Video showing the exact moment when #Russia AF Mil Mi-24 was hit by an AD missile near #Armenia Yeraskh village. #NagornoKarabakh #Azerbaijan https://t.co/OYC43UfB6e pic.twitter.com/uXW6FgDzbP

– Aldin ** (@aldin_ww) November 9, 2020

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said on the 9th that he ordered an end to all conflicts with Azerbaijan in the disputed Nagono-Karabakh region and signed an agreement with President Azerbaijan and Russia to stop it. The conflict that has erupted since the end of September. Prior to this, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported that a Russian military helicopter was shot down by Azerbaijani forces in Armenia, near Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. The local area is some distance from the Nagono-Karabac area where the conflict recently broke out.

The conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Nagorno-Karabakh region has lasted for more than a month. The Russian military alleged on the 9th that a Russian military Mi-24 (Mi-24) helicopter was shot down by a missile in Armenia near the border with Azerbaijan, killing two crew members. Azerbaijan has expressed its apologies to Russia, emphasizing that it was purely an accident and is willing to compensate. Subsequently, Russian media cited the Kremlin statement saying that the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to stop all military operations in the troubled Nagono-Karabakh region.