SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Azeri forces downed a Russian helicopter near its border with Armenia by accident, expressing apologies to Moscow and readiness to pay compensation.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said earlier on Monday that one of its Mi-24 helicopters had been shot down over Armenia near the border with a region belonging to Azerbaijan, killing two crew members and injuring another, according to Reuters.
The helicopter was downed using a man-portable air-defense system, the defense ministry said in a statement.
Russia’s military base in Armenia is investigating to determine who was responsible for the downing of the helicopter, the statement said.
