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On October 3, the Armenian Ministry of Defense announced that they had already shot down three aircraft of the Azerbaijani Air Force.
During the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azerbaijani army launched a large-scale offensive on the morning of October 3. Shushan Stepanyan, representative of the Armenian Ministry of Defense, announced this on his Facebook.
“Stubborn and fierce battles are being fought in the northern and southern directions of the Artsakh border. The enemy, having concentrated large forces in these regions, proceeded to attack. Armenian units suppress the enemy’s advance, causing heavy losses,” he said. .
Furthermore, Stepanyan claims that at 8.25 am Armenia shot down an Azerbaijan Air Force plane.
Two more Azerbaijani planes were shot down by Armenia at 8:46 am, added a spokesman for the Armenian Defense Ministry.
In 1991, Nagorno-Karabakh, with the support of Armenia, declared its independence from Azerbaijan. This led to hostilities that lasted until 1994. The armed conflict ended with the signing of the Bishkek Protocol on Armistice and Ceasefire, but from time to time armed clashes broke out between the parties. During the conflict, more than 30 thousand people died in the region. Azerbaijan considers Nagorno-Karabakh as a territory occupied by Armenia.
September 27, 2020 in Nagorno-Karabakh the biggest conflict in recent years broke out… The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry accused Armenia of “large-scale provocation”, bombardment of Azerbaijani army positions and announced the beginning of a “swift counter-offensive”. The Armenian authorities, in turn, declared that the Azerbaijani army had launched an offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh. During the conflict, the parties used tanks, heavy artillery and aircraft.
Turkey has openly declared its support for Azerbaijan in the conflict with Armenia. The country’s president, Recep Erdogan, said that Armenia must leave the occupied territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Russia called on Turkey and other countries to convince Azerbaijan and Armenia to return to a peaceful settlement.
On October 2, Yerevan announced its willingness to negotiate a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh with the mediation of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs at the leadership level.
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