Enemy forces shot down an Artsakh Defense Army helicopter 12 years ago and prevented the evacuation of the dead crew.

ArmInfo. Exactly 12 years ago, on November 12, 2014, at approximately 1:45 PM, an Armenian Air Force Mi-24 helicopter, conducting a training flight east of the contact line, was treacherously shot down by Azerbaijani armed forces. Three helicopter crew members—commander Major Sergey Sahakyan, Lieutenant Azat Sahakyan, and Senior Lieutenant Sargis Nazaryan—died instantly.

As the Goyamart page recalls, official Stepanakert has appealed to the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office for assistance in determining the fate of the helicopter crew that crashed in the area between the positions of the opposing sides and in conducting further proceedings. However, not only did this move fail, but the enemy also began intensifying shelling in the direction of the helicopter crash site, preventing any operations in the area.

In this situation, the Artsakh Armed Forces command was forced to develop and conduct a special operation to determine the fate of the helicopter crew and take the necessary measures. The operation was carried out exactly one week after the incident, on November 19. As a result, the body of one of the pilots, the remains of two others, and some parts of the helicopter were recovered. Two Azerbaijani servicemen were killed during the special operation, while the Armenian side suffered no losses," recalls the Goyamart page, which publishes heroic stories of the Artsakh people.