Armenia downs own drone

Armenia has shot down its own drone, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said on May 19, Trend reports.

An Armenian X-55 UAV, which was carrying out a reconnaissance flight in the direction of Aghdam District along the frontline, was mistakenly shot down by the Armenian armed forces on May 19 at around 13:20 (UTC/GMT +4 hours).

The drone fell not far from the Armenian positions, according to observations of the Azerbaijani armed forces.

It is the second X-55 UAV shot down recently as a result of the nonprofessionalism of the Armenian servicemen. Trend recently reported that, “The Armenian side has shot down its own drone by mistake and is now trying to mislead the Armenian public by releasing such information,” said the Defense Ministry on May 13.

The Nagorno Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia started in 1988 with the territorial claims of Armenians over the land of Azerbaijan. Until the year of 1994 when ceasefire treaty was signed, Armenian troops occupied 20% of Azerbaijani territories including Nagorno Karabakh region and seven more districts.