China News Agency, Nur Sultan, September 30, Comprehensive news: Armenian Defense Ministry spokesperson Stepanyan said on the 29th local time that Turkish Air Force fighters shot down an Asian Air Force Su-25 fighter in Armenian airspace that day.
Both Azerbaijan and Turkey denied this.
The Armenian News Agency quoted Stepanyan’s news report on his official social media account that day that the Turkish F-16 fleet took off from Azerbaijan’s airport that day to provide cover for Azerbaijani military aircraft.
One of the F-16 fighters shot down a Su-25 fighter of the Asian Air Force that was performing missions in Armenian airspace.
On September 29, local time, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported that it was the Azerbaijani armed forces that destroyed an armored military device in the Naka region.
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Stepanyan said that the Su-25 fighter pilot has been confirmed dead.
According to Azerbaijan News Agency, the head of the Information Bureau of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan denied the authenticity of the Armenian report on the same day, saying that it was false news and was deliberate propaganda by the Asian side.
According to Turkish media reports, Fakhrdin Alton, director of the Information Office of the Turkish Presidential Palace, also denied in a statement on the 29th that Turkish military planes had shot down Armenian fighters.
On September 29, local time, soldiers were firing artillery shells in a group of frontline photos released by the Armenian Ministry of Defense.
In recent days, the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Naka region has continued, causing hundreds of casualties, including civilians.
Armenia and Azerbaijan broke out a new round of conflicts in the Naka region on the 27th local time. Both sides accused each other of violating the ceasefire agreement and taking the lead in launching a military offensive.
At present, the conflict has caused casualties.
After the conflict broke out, the United Nations, Russia, Turkey, the United States, the European Union, NATO and Central Asian countries all expressed "serious concern."
The Naka region is located in southwestern Azerbaijan, and its residents are mostly Armenians.
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Azerbaijan and Armenia broke out in a battle for Nagorny, and Armenia occupied Nagorny and its surrounding parts of Azerbaijan.
In 1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia reached an agreement on a comprehensive ceasefire, but the two countries have been in a state of hostility due to the Naka issue, and armed conflicts between the two sides have occurred from time to time.
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