Recent changes on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan bring to light a new development. Between December 2018 and April 2018, military positions from both sides were extended, in one case apparently into Georgian territory, and modified highlighting the ongoing tension between the two states. Location of border outpost modificationsContinue Reading
Today a ceasefire monitoring mission was conducted by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on the northern segment of the line-of-contact between Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh (NK), near the Omar Pass. Area of ceasefire monitoring mission The NK Foreign ministry in a press release stated thatContinue Reading
These past few days news media outlets from both the Armenian and Azeri sides have reported soldiers wounded due to border shootouts. According to a Sputnik Armenia news report, Armenia’s Defence spokesperson gave brief details on an incident that occurred on 13 August, involving an Armenian serviceman deployed in theContinue Reading
On 16 August, news got out of anti-air defence units from Azerbaijan’s armed forces carrying out live-fire drills with S-125 Pechora missiles. Official notifications stated that the drills were aimed at enhancing the units’ skills and combat capacities. Photos of the S-125 Pechora air defence units at the training groundContinue Reading
As an update to the situation, several new theories have emerged putting into doubt the initial hypothesis that Armenian conscript Arayaik Ghazarian abandoned his military position and fled to the Azeri side due to beatings. Area of occurrence along the southern segment of the line-of-contact The Azeri side has stayedContinue Reading
Today, Azeri Defence minister Zakir Hasanov visited troops on the line-of-contact to mark the holiday of Kurban Bayram (Eng. Feast of Sacrifice) accompanied by several high-ranking officials from the ministry. The official source pointed out that Hasanov conversed with the troops, following up on different issues, after which he alsoContinue Reading
Today, reports got out of an Armenian conscript defecting to the Azeri side on the southern segment of the line-of-contact. According to reports, the individual involved is 19-year-old Arayik Ghazarian, who left his military outpost at around 12.00 hours and proceeded to cross the highly-militarised neutral zone towards Azeri militaryContinue Reading
This weekend the president of de facto Nagorno Karabakh, Bako Sahakyan, visited a military outpost on the central segment of the line-of-contact accompanied by Defence minister Karen Abrahamyan and the head of the Security Council, Arshavir Gharamyan. An official statement provided by defence officials stated that the visit’s aim wasContinue Reading
There has been a recent spike in ceasefire violation reports on the line-of-contact between Azerbaijan and de facto Nagorno Karabakh, and the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, according to reports from defence officials from the three sides. Defence officials in Nagorno Karabakh noted a significant drop in average daily projectilesContinue Reading
Official news got out of a visit from the Armenian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Lt Gen Artak Davtyan, visiting his counterpart, also the Defence minister of Nagorno Karabakh, Karen Abrahamyan. During the visit, which was conducted within the framework of military cooperation between Armenia and the de facto NagornoContinue Reading
These past few days saw several events dedicated to furthering combat-readiness and the evaluation of training results of troops stations at several military bases in Nagorno Karabakh. On 31 July, an official news report from Defence authorities in Stepanakert illustrated the visit of Armenia’s deputy Defence minister, Gabriel Balayan,and theContinue Reading
Azerbaijan’s deputy Defence minister, Kerim Valiyev, visited what official sources stated as the “frontline” areas today to follow up on winter provisions. Local units and their commanders received the high-ranking official, who also showed an interest in their morale, physical well-beiing, as well as general living standards for the upcomingContinue 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
