The latest ceasefire violation reports were made available by the respective Defence Ministries of Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh. Amid what appear to be heightened tensions between the parties, each side saw a loss the past week according to the news reports from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh. Reported daily ceasefireContinue Reading
On Saturday, 04 May, a soldier from the Nagorno Karabakh military was shot in the head by an Azeri bullet according to official sources. The injured, 21-year-old Aganik Zorogliyan was evacuated to a hospital and operated on, currently he is in critical condition. The incident occurred in the southern regionContinue Reading
According to the latest ceasefire violation reports on the line-of-contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan, discrepancies continue to exist between the figures published by the military authorities of both sides. According to the Azeri military authorities, there were 716 violations by the Armenian side during the month of April, downContinue Reading
With the latest ceasefire violation report cases available from official sources, one can still spot discrepancies in ceasefire violation reporting. According to the Armenian military officials in Nagorno Karabakh, the situation has not changed much from last year, however, Azeri military officials show a 30% decrease in ceasefire violations fromContinue Reading
Concluding the first three months of the year, ceasefire violation reports continue to show conflicting figures. Official ceasefire violation cases are published by the Ministries of Defence of both Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh, nonetheless there continues to be a discrepancy between the two figures. Official reports from military authorities inContinue Reading
On Thursday, 28 March 2019, the OSCE mission to the Caucasus conducted another ceasefire monitoring mission along the line-of-contact between the de facto Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan. According to authorities in Stepanakert (known by the Azeri side as Khankendi), the mission took place at military outposts just northwest of theContinue Reading
Military officials in Yerevan published a statement concerning a border skirmish incident on 26 March in the vicinity of a military outpost near the village of Berdavan. According to official news, an Azeri military unit had commenced engineering work to further their trench system closer to Armenian positions. Armenian troopsContinue Reading
On 18 March 2019, Azeri conscript Aqil Hümbetov was apparently killed on the line-of-contact in southeastern Nagorno Karabakh (southwestern Azerbaijan) near the village of Chojuk Merjanli. Humbetov, a native of the village of Çay Qaraqoyunlu, in the Sheki region. According to Azeri media outlet Bizimyol.info, the information was provided byContinue Reading
This last week (17 -23 March) the Nagorno Karabakh Ministry of Defence registered around 180 ceasefire violations, with an approximate projectile count of 1.900 by small arms fire. Compared to the same week in 2018, this week saw a 17% increase in reported ceasefire violations. It is worth mentioning thatContinue Reading
According to the latest ceasefire violation reports of the Nagorno Karabakh Ministry of Defence, this last week (10-16 March 2019) around 250 violations were reported, with an approximate projectile count of 3.000. Besides the latter, on 13 March, official reports stated that between 10.35-11.15 hours, nine 60 mm mortar roundsContinue Reading
The OSCE mission to Nagorno Karabakh (NK) carried out a ceasefire violation monitoring mission along the southern segment of the line-of-contact with Azerbaijan, between the regions of Hadrut (NK) and Füzuli (Azerbaijan). Observing on the Azeri side were OSCE representatives Simon Tiller (UK) and Martin Schuster (Germany), while engaged onContinue Reading
The latest reports on ceasefire violations along the line of contact between Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh. Azeri officials reported 135 incidents the first 6 days of March compared to 649 incidents during the same six-day period last year. On 27 and 28 February, the Azeri authorities recorded ceasefire violations withContinue 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
