Azerbaijan’s Defence minister Gen Zakir Hasanov visited the villages in the southwest of the country last week, just kilometres from the line-of-contact and the Iranian border. Hasanov visited the village’s memorial to servicemen killed during the April clashes of 2016, special attention from Azeri official media was put on theContinue Reading
Azerbaijan’s Defence minister paid an official visit to military installations on the southern segment of the line-of-contact aimed at evaluating the current situation. Official reports state that Gen Zakir Hasanov’s agenda included following up on the combat readiness of troops, during which he was seen at an observation post apparentlyContinue Reading
On 25 July, the OSCE representatives carried out a ceasefire monitoring mission on the northern segment of the line-of-contact (LOC) near the village of Gulustan on the Azeri side and the northern Martakert region on the Armenian side, in an area known as the region of Shahumyan during the NagornoContinue Reading
On the early morning of 24 July, Armenian serviceman, conscript Volodya Galoyan’s body was found around 50 metres from his undisclosed military outpost along the line-of-contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan. An initial inquiry into the case revealed that Galoyan had unsuccessfully fired upon his superior at his military outpostContinue Reading
Yesterday, a session dedicated to evaluating military achievements, issues and developments during the the first half of the year took place organised by the heads of the Nagorno Karabakh Military Council, headed by Defence minister Maj Gen Karen Abrahamyan. Maj Gen Abrahamyan in his opening words brief the members ofContinue Reading
Last week, Nagorno Karabakh’s Defence minister, Maj Gej Karen Abrahamyan, visited a series of military bases and outposts along the northern segment of the line-of-contact. The purpose of the visit was to follow up on the the condition of new recruits, review the general well-being of the servicemen and evaluateContinue Reading
Yesterday, Nagorno Karabakh’s Defence minister, Karen Abrahamyan, received Armenia’s Security Council’s head, Armen Grigoryan and his aides. Present during the meeting was Karabakh’s new head of Security Council, Arshavir Ghahramyan, himself a veteran of the first war of the 1990s, and former head of the National Security Service of theContinue Reading
Today, 18 July, the Defence ministry of Azerbaijan published the first numbers on ceasefire violations since 23 June, when it had referred to the situation on the line-of-contact with Nagorno Karabakh and border with Armenia as “relatively calm”. Today’s report stated that the Armenian side had violated the ceasefire onContinue Reading
A motorised infantry brigade from the Nagorno Karabakh military conducted combat simulations today at the eastern Tigranakert military training ground. The event was officially announced as a test of military capacities for the first half of the year. The motorised infantry brigade conducted live-fire drills, which involved a general mobilisation,Continue Reading
Today, Bako Sahakyan, president of the de facto Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, promoted the military’s chief of staff, colonel Jalal Harutyunyan to major general. Maj Gen Harutyunyan rose through the ranks of the military, having participated in the 1990s Karabakh conflict at an early age. Subsequently he was the commanderContinue Reading
The latest ceasefire violation reports have seen significant changes. For two weeks now, since 23 July, Azeri military authorities no longer report numbers, stating in reports that the line-of-contact is relatively calm. A translation of the exact statement released by Azerbaijan’s Defence ministry since 23 June is the following: ThroughoutContinue Reading
New conscripts taken into service during the summer military draft were visited by high-level military officials, including Nagorno Karabakh’s Defence minister, Maj Gen Karen Abrahamyan, veterans of the war in the 1990s and local NGO representatives. During the event, Maj Gen Abrahamyan spoke with the new conscripts and expressed thatContinue 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
