Azerbaijan falsely accuses Nagorno-Karabakh of jamming aircraft GPS

STEPANAKERT, AUGUST 21, ARMENPRESS. Azerbaijan has falsely accused Nagorno-Karabakh’s military of jamming the GPS system of a civilian aircraft flying from Fizuli to Baku.

In a statement released Monday, Nagorno-Karabakh authorities said the Azeri accusations are fake and ‘have nothing to do with reality’. Furthermore, the Fizuli-Baku airway is outside of Nagorno-Karabakh airspace.

“As noted previously, the aircraft flying in the abovementioned airway doesn’t cross the air borders of the Republic of Artsakh. By spreading such false statements Azerbaijan seeks to divert the international community’s attention from the daily deteriorating humanitarian disaster resulting from the illegal blockade of Lachin Corridor,” the Ministry of Defense of Nagorno-Karabakh said.

It added that Azerbaijan itself has been consistently targeting civilian infrastructure in Nagorno-Karabakh during and after the 2020 war, by blocking the Lachin Corridor, disrupting gas and electricity supplies and jamming internet and mobile phone connection.