Azerbaijan's defence ministry said the Mi-24 helicopter was downed close to the front line between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops.
Azerbaijan’s defence ministry said: “On November 12 an Mi-24 combat helicopter attempted to attack positions of the Azerbaijani army near [Karabakh’s] Agdam district. The helicopter has been shot down by [the] Azerbaijani army,” it said, adding that the debris fell on Karabakh territory.
Armenian media said three crew members had died.The separatist defence ministry in Karabakh said that their helicopter had been shot down by Azerbaijani forces “while conducting a training flight as part of military drills”.
It said: “The enemy continues to intensively fire in the direction of the incident’s site with different calibre small arms.”Azerbaijan considers Karabakh to be illegally occupied since separatist authorities, backed by Armenia, seized control of the region in fighting that left an estimated 30,000 dead.
Azerbaijan’s defence ministry said: “On November 12 an Mi-24 combat helicopter attempted to attack positions of the Azerbaijani army near [Karabakh’s] Agdam district. The helicopter has been shot down by [the] Azerbaijani army,” it said, adding that the debris fell on Karabakh territory.
Armenian media said three crew members had died.The separatist defence ministry in Karabakh said that their helicopter had been shot down by Azerbaijani forces “while conducting a training flight as part of military drills”.
It said: “The enemy continues to intensively fire in the direction of the incident’s site with different calibre small arms.”Azerbaijan considers Karabakh to be illegally occupied since separatist authorities, backed by Armenia, seized control of the region in fighting that left an estimated 30,000 dead.
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