The unresolved conflict between
Armenia and Azerbaijan experienced a sudden flare-up in tensions last week when
the Azeri
armed forces shot down an Armenian Mi-24 attack helicopter engaged in
military exercises near the ‘line of contact’.
A video published
by Azerbaijan’s defence ministry showed what appeared to be a
shoulder-fired ground-to-air missile homing into one of two low-flying aircraft,
resulting in a fiery explosion and subsequent crash. As of yet, continued shelling has reportedly
prevented the Armenian side from retrieving the bodies of the three crew
members presumed to have died in the incident.
