Azerbaijani army finds Armenian ammunition depot in Karabakh village

By Ruslan Rahimov

BAKU (AA) – Azerbaijan said on Wednesday that an ammunition depot was discovered in one of the structures of a farm in the village of Kozlukopru, which was under the control of illegal Armenian forces in Karabakh and cleared by the Azerbaijani army during its counter-terrorism activities.

Azerbaijan Defense Ministry said in a statement that the depot was in use for a long time and contains missiles, artillery shells, mines, and bullets of various calibers.

Ambulances were used to transport the ammunition to the depot, it added.

Previously, one Russian soldier died as a result of a fire opened by Armenian insurgent groups in the same village of Kozlukopru.

On Tuesday, two people were killed when a truck belonging to an Azerbaijani government institution hit a mine on the Ahmadbayli-Fuzuli-Shusha highway in the Jabrayil region. Four police officers who responded to the scene were also killed when another mine struck their vehicle.

Later, Azerbaijan said it had launched "counter-terrorism" measures in Karabakh to uphold provisions outlined in a trilateral peace agreement with Russia and Armenia to end the 2020 conflict.

On Wednesday morning, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said under the agreement achieved with the command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent it decided to halt the counter-terrorism activities.

Relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia have been tense since 1991, when the Armenian military occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, a territory internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, and seven adjacent regions.

In the fall of 2020, Azerbaijan liberated several cities, villages, and settlements from Armenian occupation during 44 days of clashes. The war ended with a Russia-brokered cease-fire.

*Writing by Alperen Aktas from Istanbul