Border Skirmish between Armenian and Azeri Troops Leaves Seven Dead

Armenia and Azerbaijan have accused each other of initiating a fatal clash around the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region which killed seven soldiers. The Azeri defence ministry said three troops had died in a clash close to the contested Lachin Corridor, a key road into Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenia that crosses through Azeri territory. The Armenian defence ministry said four of its soldiers had died and another six had been wounded. The latest standoff has been seen as a key test of Moscow’s ongoing influence in the region as it wages its own war in Ukraine.