Azerbaijan claimed Tuesday that one among its troopers had been killed by Armenian forces, within the newest skirmish in a unstable border area following a 2020 struggle between the ex-Soviet rivals.
The 2 Caucasus nations clashed in late 2020 for management of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh area, leaving greater than 6,000 useless over simply a number of weeks.
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Azerbaijan’s protection ministry stated the soldier died because of a “provocation” by Armenian troops and that “all accountability for rigidity lies with the military-political management of Armenia.”
The ministry stated its forces had “suppressed” the enemy following the incident within the Kalbajar space on the border.
The district was one among a number of Armenia ceded to Azerbaijan as a part of a ceasefire settlement that was brokered by Moscow.
The loss of life follows claims from Armenian-supported separatists in Nagorno-Karabakh earlier this week that Azerbaijani forces opened fireplace in a village within the area, damaging a automotive parked close to a faculty.
Protection officers in Nagorno-Karabakh stated Russian peacekeepers deployed to the disputed mountainous area had been alerted to the firing, which Azerbaijan’s protection ministry denied had taken place.
Ethnic Armenian separatists in Nagorno-Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan because the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, and the following struggle claimed round 30,000 lives. The battle remained largely frozen till the 2020 struggle.
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