The Kremlin announced an investigation after the death of peacekeepers in Karabakh
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After the death of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh, an investigation is underway, the details of what happened are still unknown. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov told reporters about this, transmits TASS.
“An investigation is underway, this was discussed during a telephone conversation with the head of state. [Владимира Путина] with the President of Azerbaijan [Ильхамом Алиевым]. <...> We don’t know all the details of this yet, but at least an investigation is underway,” he said.
Peskov also recalled that Aliyev apologized to Putin in connection with the death of Russian peacekeepers, and there were arrests in Azerbaijan in connection with the incident.
September 20 Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported about the death of Russian peacekeepers. Their car was fired upon near the village of Dzhanyatag when the military was returning from an observation post. All the servicemen who were in the car died.
The ministry did not report the number of deaths or their names. According to the editor-in-chief of the RT television channel Margarita Simonyan, during the shelling died five Russian fighters. Press service of the St. Petersburg Club of Submariners and Navy Veterans reported about the death of the deputy commander of Russian peacekeepers in the region, Ivan Kovgan.
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense expressed condolences to the command and families of the victims. On September 21, President of the Republic Ilham Aliyev apologized to Russian President Vladimir Putin in connection with the incident. Following a telephone conversation between the two leaders, the Kremlin emphasized that a “thorough investigation” would be conducted into this fact, and those responsible would be punished. According to Aliyev, Baku is ready to provide financial assistance to the families of the victims.
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