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The Russian Defense Ministry announced that a Russian Mi-24 military helicopter was shot down on the territory of Armenia.
According to RIA Novosti in reference to the defense department, as a result of the accident, two crew members died, another was evacuated with moderate injuries. (to see the video, scroll the page to the end).
It is noted that it was shot down from a portable anti-aircraft missile system.
According to the Defense Ministry, the helicopter crashed near the village of Yeraskh.
As “Sputnik Armenia” writes with reference to a source in the power structures of the Russian Federation, the helicopter was shot down by a missile from the direction of Nakhichevan (a city in the Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan, which is part of Azerbaijan) .
In turn, Armenian MP Edmon Marukyan posted a video on Facebook, allegedly containing images of a helicopter crash.
(Video – Edmond Marukyan’s Facebook)
As OBOZREVATEL previously reported, a few days ago Azerbaijan announced that it would launch precise artillery strikes on the positions of the Armenian armed forces during the battles in Nagorno-Karabakh, during which the crews of the D-30 howitzers were destroyed.
In turn, Armenia announced the destruction of the column of Azerbaijani troops.
