On October 23, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan released videos of recent strikes on Armenian forces in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The videos show strikes on the following targets:
- 3 M-46 130 mm howitzer;
- 2 D-30 122 mm howitzer;
- 12 fortified posts;
- 2 BM-21 122 mm multiple rocket launcher;
- 4 military trucks;
- 2 ammunition depots;
- 3 gatherings of troops.
Enemy forces and equipment were destroyed, their positions have been struck.#KarabakhisAzerbaijan#StopArmenianTerror#ArmenianTerrorism#LongLiveAzerbaijan#LongLiveAzerbaijanArmy pic.twitter.com/u5s1w00djW
— Azerbaijan MOD (@wwwmodgovaz) October 23, 2020
Military personnel and armored vehicles of the enemy getting ready for redeployment were destroyed.#KarabakhisAzerbaijan#StopArmenianTerror#ArmenianTerrorism#LongLiveAzerbaijan#LongLiveAzerbaijanArmy pic.twitter.com/WNTmwOPusx
— Azerbaijan MOD (@wwwmodgovaz) October 23, 2020
Most of the strikes seen in the videos were carried out by Azerbaijani combat drones, while the rest were conducted with rocket launchers and other weapons.
Despite sustaining heavy losses in drones strikes in the early days of the battle, Armenian forces are finally adopting new tactics to counter this threat.
The Armenian Air Defense Force shot down on October 23 an Israeli-designed Aerostar tactical drone. The downed drone was made locally in Azerbaijan by Azad Systems. Drones of this type can operate at an altitude of 5,4 km and have an endurance of 12 hours.
The Air Defense unites of the Republic of #Armenia just shot down an #Azerbaijan|i UAV in the northeastern direction of the Republic of Armenia
Недавно подразделения ПВО ВС Армении на северо-восточной государственной границе РА сбили вражеский БПЛА. pic.twitter.com/g9jHEOGkh6
— Armenian Unified Infocenter (@ArmenianUnified) October 23, 2020
In the last three days, at least three Turkish-mad Bayraktar TB2 combat drones were allegedly shot down by Armenian forces. These losses may force the Azerbaijani military to restrict the use of its drones.
