12/11/2014 16:43
MI-24 helicopter of Karabakh armed forces downed by Azerbaijan
A MI-24 helicopter of the Armed Forces of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic was shot down by the Azerbaijani side.
The helicopter was making a training flight, according to the website of NKR Defense Ministry.
“A MI-24 helicopter of the NKR Air Force was shot down today in the airspace in the eastern direction of the Karabakh-Azerbaijani border due to a ceasefire violation by the Azerbaijani armed forces. The area where the helicopter was shot down is at a very short distance from the Line of Contact. The enemy opened heavy fire from guns of various calibers at the incident site,” NKR Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The details of the incident are being clarified.