Azerbaijan Says It Shot Down Russian Helicopter Over Armenia

Azerbaijan Says It Shot Down Russian Helicopter Over Armenia
This photo taken from a video released by Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry, on Nov. 9, 2020, shows a view of Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque in Shushi, in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry via AP
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YEREVAN, Armenia—Azerbaijan said Monday that it shot down a Russian military helicopter that was flying over Armenia. Two Russian servicemen were killed.

The helicopter was shot down as it flew near the border with the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan, which is surrounded by Armenia, Iran and Turkey. The area is distant from Nagorno-Karabakh, the region where Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have been fighting heavily since late September.