On 31 December, the Azeri Defence minister, Zakir Hasanov, visited troops at military positions on the line-of-contact (LoC) near the village of Talish, on segments of territory that passed under Azeri military control during the 2016 April war. Photos from the visit provided by the Azeri Defence Ministry The visit’sContinue Reading
De facto Nagorno Karabakh’s (NK) Defence Ministry released an official summary of the military situation of 2019, which stressed the past years major events and developments, as well as underlined the lack of progress with the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group due to disagreements amongst the parties in theContinue Reading
On 1 January 2020, de facto Nagorno Karabakh’s Defence ministry announced the death of serviceman Artyom Kazaryan. The oficial cause of death was due to health issues. Kazaryan was reported to have died at a military unit on the northeastern segment of the line of contact. As of yet, noContinue Reading
Between 29 and 31 December, high-level officials in both Armenia, as well as de facto Nagorno Karabakh (NK) visited Armenian troops deployed on the line-of-contact (LoC). The general aim of the visits was to boost morale during the holiday season and carry out a final evaluation of living as wellContinue Reading
On 17 December, an official notification from the Defence Ministry of de facto Nagorno Karabakh announced the start of the winter military draft. During the event, held at an undisclosed base, high-ranking military officers were present, including the vice-head of the military, Jalal Harutyunyan, as well as representatives of otherContinue Reading
The end of November saw a spike in ceasefire violation reports from the Nagorno Karabakh Defence authorities and along with those two injured and two reportedly killed on the line-of-contact (LoC) that separates Nagorno Karabakh from Azerbaijan. The two injured and one killed were from the Armenian side, while oneContinue Reading
According to an official notification from Nagorno Karabakh Defence officials, an Armenian soldier was wounded today on northeastern segment of the line-of-contact. The incident was reported to have happened at 15.15h on 29 November and was official announced at 18.47h local time, when serviceman Rafayel Azizyan received a gunshot woundContinue Reading
On 26 November, some Armenian media outlets, apparently the first one being News.am, reported on a military incursion by Azeri forces in northeastern Martakert region of Nagorno Karabakh. The report stated that two military units consisting of 14 and 20 troops respectivally, attempted a nocturnal raid on Armenian positions, andContinue Reading
On 28 November, Nagorno Karabakh Defence officials headed by minister Karen Abrahamyan received their Armenian counterpart, Artak Davtyan, in what is an official visit the northeastern and central segments of the line-of-contact to follow up on completed projects and undergoing renovation works carried out for the military. The visit coincidesContinue Reading
Yesterday, Nagorno Karabakh’s president, Bako Sahakyan, visited a series of military installations and the official opening of a new military base. The visits took place on the northeastern and central segments of the line-of-contact that separates the de facto entity with Azerbaijan. Official reports highlighted the visits to a newContinue Reading
On 6 November Nagorno Karabakh’s Defence minister, Karen Abrahamyan, visited a series of military installations along the northern segment of the line-of-contact (LOC). A key part of the visit, as officially stated, was following up on renovation work at undisclosed military installations, which seek to improve the operational capacity ofContinue Reading
Yesterday, an official notification from the military authorities in Nagorno Karabakh revealed live-fire military drills involving T-72 tanks and BMP armoured vehicles. The event took place in the northern part of the de facto territory on 31 October and included an armoured tank unit with motorised infantry. The drills wereContinue Reading
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
Mystery flights from Azerbaijan’s Dallar airbase most likely military helicopter training flights, possibly Mi-8 gunships/transport or even Turkish T-129 gunships (recently seen in Azerbaijan during the “Mustafa Kemal Ataturk 2023” military drills. Neither aircraft had registration numbers according to @flightradar24, but did have call signs (SMK701 and SMK702) and ICAO 24-bit
An updated map of Tagavard village, Nagorno Karabakh, with its western half under Azeri military control and eastern under Karabakhi since the 2020 ceasefire, shows around 38 homes demolished. According to Sentinel Hub maps, the Azeri side demolished the homes between 2 and 12 July 2021. Military positions dividing the
At around 16:00 hours on 24 March 2022, reports emerged of Azeri troops overrunning Farukh village in Nagorno Karabakh. This village of 100 inhabitants lies around 2 km from the new 2020 ceasefire line-of-contact that separates Azeri and Karabakhi Armenian forces; it sits just below a major ridgeline considered a
On 12 March 2022, Nagorno Karabakh authorites reported 60mm mortar shells fired at Farukh village by Azeri troops. While no injuries were reported, a house was damaged. Karabakhi authorites provided photos of the damage, as well as that of an exploded mortar shell. Judging by the photos, NK Observer experts
