On 28 February, units of the Nakhichevan military garrison carried out simulation drills involving armoured units. The events were aimed at thwarting a simulated incursion in nocturnal and daytime conditions and is part of this year’s military training plan. While the exact location of the event was not specified, theContinue Reading
On 18 February, a special forces unit from the Nakhichevan military garrison carried out training drills in sub-zero temperatures as part of this year’s training plan. The even took place at an undisclosed area near the central and south-central border with Armenia, and involved the participation of members of theContinue Reading
On 15 February, an Armenian serviceman was wounded by an Azeri sniper on the northern segment of the internationally-recognised between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The information was mentioned by Armenia’s Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, during a face-to-face debate with his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev. While the exact area of the incidentContinue Reading
On 15 February, Azeri Defence officials announced in a rare statement about the death of serviceman Seymur Alaskerov as a result of cross border fire. The exact location was not officially announced, with the statement stating an area near the “frontline” (sic), which could include not only the line-of-contact betweenContinue Reading
According to a recent article by military blog Azeri Defence, Azerbaijan will be importing military hardware from Indian defence firm MKU Limited. No precise details of the acquisitions was found on either article, however the original article they did mention that Azerbaijan will be importing helmets and armour plates forContinue Reading
The end of January saw the start of a the annual military preparation cycle(1, 2), not only in mainland Azerbaijan, but also in the Nakhichevani enclave. The heads of military units of the Nakhichevani garrison, essentially a self-sustaining autonomous military, along with officers and sub-officials carried out a series ofContinue 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
