Border Skirmish Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Results in Soldier Fatalities

Armenia and Azerbaijan have accused each other of opening fire around the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region resulting in deaths on both sides. The clash occurred near the contested Lachin Corridor, and both countries reported an unspecified number of casualties. The two South Caucasus countries have fought multiple wars over the last 35 years for control of Nagorno-Karabakh, which is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan but home to a mainly ethnic Armenian population. Russia dispatched a thousands-strong peacekeeping contingent to the region in 2020 as part of a deal to end weeks of fighting that killed thousands and saw Azerbaijan make significant territorial gains.