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Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Shushan Stepanyan wrote on Facebook that the Armenian Su-25 was on a mission in the country when it was shot down by a Turkish F-16, the pilot was killed. The F-16 is believed to have taken off from an air base in Azerbaijan, according to Sputnik.
The Armenian Defense Ministry also accused many of the Turkish planes of participating in the conflict between the Azerbaijani army and the Armenian separatist faction in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry immediately denied that a Turkish F-16 had shot down an Armenian plane.
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Turkish presidential adviser Fahrettin Altun also denied the information and accused Armenia of using “cheap propaganda”. Altun reiterated his earlier request that Armenia withdraw from its occupied territory in Azerbaijan, according to Reuters.
The incident came shortly after Altun declared that Turkey was ready to help Azerbaijan regain its occupied territory.
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov called on all parties, especially Turkey, to resolve the conflict with political-diplomatic measures, warning that the declaration of military assistance will only fall. add oil to fire, according to TASS.
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