According to him, the organization regrets that the aggravation of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh "has led to such sad consequences."
“We express our serious concern about the incident, we express our condolences to the family and friends of the deceased crew.
We will wait for the results of the investigation, from where the shot was fired, ”RIA Novosti quotes Zaynetdinov's statement.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian Mi-24 helicopter was shot down from MANPADS over the territory of Armenia outside the combat zone near the border with Azerbaijan.
As a result of the incident, two people died, another was injured.
Later, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said that the Azerbaijani side accidentally shot down a Russian Mi-24 helicopter.
Baku has apologized for the tragic incident and added that it is ready to pay compensation to the Russian side.