November 10th the Russian Defense Ministry said that a Russian military Mi-24 gunship crashed after being hit by a missile in Armenian airspace. Two people on board were killed and many others were injured.
According to Russian media reports, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has admitted that it was responsible for shooting down the Russian military aircraft and will compensate Russia.
Russian Satellite News Agency reported on the 9th that the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said: “This helicopter is near the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
At that time, the two sides were engaged in an exchange of fire due to the conflict in the Naka region. The aircraft carried out low-altitude flights at night and was in our air defense. Beyond the radar detection zone.”
Azerbaijani said that it is ready to compensate Russia and will immediately launch an investigation.
The report pointed out that before the helicopter was shot down, it was escorting the convoy of Russia’s 102nd military base, which is located in Armenia.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it affirmed that Azerbaijan immediately admitted its wrong attitude.
