Armenian side unable to approach downed helicopter
The Armenian side has been unable to approach the helicopter which was shot down by Azerbaijan last, Spokesman for the Armenian Defence Ministry told Pastinfo news agency. Artsrun Hovhannisyan says the situation is calm on the border, with the enemy keeping some sections of the Contact Line under fire. On November 12, Azerbaijani forces shot an Mi-24 military helicopter belonging to the Artsakh Armed Forces, killing three servicemen - Major Sergey Sahakyan, and Senior Lieutenant Sargis Nazaryan and Lieutenant Azat Sahakyan. The helicopter was on a training mission and according to the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Defense Ministry was unarmed. Baku claimed that the helicopter shot at Azerbaijani positions in Aghdam on the border of Artsakh and Azerbaijan. The allegation was dismissed by the Karabakh authorities, who added that after shooting down the helicopter, the Azerbaijani forces continued the shelling of Karabakh positions throughout the afternoon.
