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According to the Azerbaijani side, the Armenian armed forces yesterday tried to launch an attack on the Zangilan section of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry announced on November 2 that the Azerbaijani army shot down an Armenian Su-25 attack plane.
“As a result of surveillance by our units’ personnel, the enemy Su-25 attack aircraft, which attacked our positions from the air, was shot down,” the message reads.
According to the Azerbaijani side, the Armenian armed forces tried to attack the Zangilan section of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan the day before.
“The enemy’s intention to attack was timely revealed by our units and, as a result of the successful operation, the enemy suffered heavy losses. During the fighting, the enemy, having lost up to 30 military personnel, was forced to retreat. to the territory of Armenia “, says the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan.
The Armenian Defense Ministry has yet to comment on the information about the downed attack plane and the attack on the positions of Azerbaijani military personnel.
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 an armistice and a 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.
On September 27, 2020, the biggest conflict in recent years broke out in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry accused Armenia of “large-scale provocation”, shelling of Azerbaijani army positions and announced the beginning of a “swift counteroffensive”. 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. Soldiers and civilians were reported killed and wounded.
Martial law was introduced both in Armenia and in certain regions of Azerbaijan. Both countries involved in the conflict announced mobilization.
On October 9, during the negotiations in Moscow, the representatives of Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting at 12:00 on October 10. However, after the start of the truce, both parties accused each other of breaking it.
Subsequently, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, reported several times on the capture of settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh under the control of Baku.
On October 25 new agreements were reached on an armistice in Nagorno-Karabakh with the mediation of the United States. The ceasefire began at 8:00 a.m. local time on October 26, but was broken within the first hour.
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol On October 31, Pashinyan sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin in which, for the first time after the escalation of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, he asked the Russian Federation for help. In turn, the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that at this stage the Russian Federation cannot provide assistance to Armenia.
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