On August 6 Azerbaijani Aghdam military shot down two Armenian drones, which were conducting reconnaissance flights over the positions of Azerbaijani Armed Forces, said the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan.
According to the same source, they were Krunk-25 aircraft equipped with cameras and operated from the ground.
Maximum altitude of such devices is 5,400 meters, the weight is 60 kg, the length is 2.95 meters, the wingspan is 4.2 meters, and the speed is 150 km per hour. The maximum duration of the flight is five hours.
This year Azerbaijani Armed Forces shot down three Armenian drones on various sectors of the front. However, the Armenian side refuted these losses. -0-
Politics
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Ramil Eynaliev, an activist from the Lankaran branch of the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan (PPFA), has been administratively arrested for 30 days on charges of "disobeying the police." According to the PPFA, Eynaliev was detained the day before and taken to the third police station of the Khazar district in Baku. The party believes that the true reason for his arrest is a critical comment he made on social media.
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The Investigative Committee of Russia continues its investigation into the criminal case regarding the crash of an AZAL plane near the city of Aktau on December 25. According to a statement from the Investigative Committee, specialists from the Interstate Aviation Committee are working together with the Russian authorities to examine the data retrieved from the plane's black boxes at the Brazilian Aviation Accident Investigation Center (SENIPA).
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On January 16, the State Committee for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons of Azerbaijan reported that 32 families, totaling 153 people, returned to Jabrayil. A total of 1,487 people (358 families) have now returned to the Jabrayil region. The day before, 6 families (25 people) returned to the city of Khodjaly, 18 families (92 people) to the village of Ballidja, and 2 families (8 people) to Shusha. In total, 10,675 people have returned to the liberated territories to date.
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Georgia's Foreign Minister, Maka Botchorishvili, arrived in Baku for an official visit on January 16, and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze is expected to arrive in Baku on January 17, reports Echo of the Caucasus, citing government sources. Western countries refuse to recognize the legitimacy of Kobakhidze and his government due to the rigged elections. Until now, Kobakhidze and members of his cabinet have not made any official foreign visits.
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