News got out that on 18 January 2018 Armenian conscript Ernest Hovhannisyan was hospitalised due to a serious traumatic injury. An initial report from Armenia’s Defence Ministry stated that the conscript had caused a self-inflicted injury to himself. Unconfirmed reports mention he had fallen or was thrown, either intentionally orContinue Reading
On 16 January 2018, 19-year-old Armenian serviceman Harutyun Khachikian’s lifeless body was found at a military outpost in the northern region of Martakert. The circumstances under which he died are currently being investigated. Artsakh’s Defence Army (essentially the country’s Ministry of Defence) sent their condolences to the fallen’s family and will provideContinue Reading
A criminal case has been started by Nagorno Karabakh judicial officials against captured Azeri soldier Elnur Huseynzade. The latter was captured by Armenian forces in February of 2017 during a small-scale military operation near the north-western village of Talish. The Karabakh Defence Army reported that the captured was a member of anContinue Reading
Officer Sənan Məmmədov (left) and conscript Asiman Şahmarov (right) Through unofficial sources, news has come out that two Azeri servicemen have been killed since the begining of this year. On 10 January, ethnic Talish Asiman Şahmarov was killed reportedly in a military outpost near Aghdam, reports on social media say he wasContinue Reading
A recent investigation by private sources in Azerbaijan reveal that at least 59 Azeri servicemen were killed in the year 2017. Although information on military deaths remains a state secret, an analysis of social networks and personal interviews revealed that at least 19 of these were killed in combat,Continue Reading
In the northwestern Karabakhi region of Martakert, 19-year-old Armenian soldier Vache Chilingaryan was shot and killed by an Azeri sniper on 07 January at around noon in what was the first major ceasefire violation by the Azeri Armed Forces. During the incident, two other Armenian servicemen were wounded whileContinue Reading
Official within the Ministry of Defence in Stepanakert have announced plans for the construction of a new neighbourhood in the southern city of Hadrut. Newly-constructed residential flats in the neighbourhood will provide housing for Armenian officers with one, two and three room flats. The housing programme is carried outContinue Reading
Hrant Mangasaryan was killed by the explosion On 04 October 2017 one Armenian soldier was killed and two others wounded as a result of an accidental anti-tank grenade explosion near a military base in north-eastern Nagorno Karabakh. The incident is currently being investigated by the military authorities. The incident occurredContinue Reading
22 October 2017 saw the death of Azeri conscript and native of Hayderabad village, Jabbar Zeynalov as a result of what was a “ceasefire violation” according to Azerbaijan’s Defence Ministry, which apparently shows the incident took place on the Artsakh-Azeri line of contact. Authorities in Stepanakert have denied these claims,Continue Reading
On 20 October 2017, two Armenian soldiers were killed by a fellow serviceman, in an incident that is currently being investigated. 19-year-old Aram Khachatryan and 20-year-old Hrach Avetisyan were apparently shot to death by a fellow serviceman at a military outpost in Nagorno Karabakh. The incident happened at aroundContinue Reading
19 October 2017 saw the death of 19-year-old Armenian soldier Tigran Khachatryan at a military outpost in the north-eastern region of Martakert, Nagorno Karabakh. He was killed by Azeri fire in what turned out to be a cease-fire violation. The event come s just one day afte the leadersContinue Reading
On 14 October 2017, de facto Nagorno Karabakh President Bako Sahakyan participated in the 25th anniversary commemoration of the founding of the special 8th Motorised Rifle Brigade. The event took place at an undisclosed military base with the presence of high-ranking political, military and religious officials, including Defence Minister LevonContinue Reading
Footage and satellite imagery from the past several months highlight demolitions of ethnic-Armenian churches, homes, residential buildings and even a village in Nagorno Karabakh. The demolitions were carried out by Azerbaijan’s government, now fully in control of the territory. The entire Armenian population of 120,000 fled to Armenia proper
Mayors of the three major cities of former Nagorno Karabakh, have been arrested by Armenian authorities coinciding with a growing opposition movement with whom they may have been associated with. The mayor of Karabakhi capital Stepanakert, and those of Askeran and Martakert cities have been detained by Armenian authorities. Stepanakert
On 24 May, 2024, Armenia’s Defence Ministry reported that the country’s prime minister nominated five colonels to be promoted to the rank of major general. This is one of the highest numbers of officers promoted to such ranks in one act in recent years. These career advancements possibly indicate loyalty,
Azerbaijan’s defence minister receives large Turkish delegation headed by the country’s deputy defence minister and the heads of numerous Turkish defence firms. The two sides discussed further military coop. including joint weapons production. Interestingly, Turkish general Bahtiyar Ersay appears in a complete Azeri military uniform on Azerbaijan’s side of the
In January 2024, footage emerged of what appear to be Azeri military personnel in the ethnic-Armenian village of Hakaku, Nagorno Karabakh (NK). The village, along with the entire territory of NK were overran by Azerbaijan’s military during it’s offensive in September 2023. One of the first sources of the footage
Since approximately 2020, mystery aircraft have been spotted flying around Azerbaijan’s northwestern Dallar airbase, 30 km from Armenia’s border. They were spotted a month prior to the 2020 Nagorno Karabakh war and had been seen numerous times since. The aircraft had not been able to be explicitly identified through open
