Baku, SAEDNEWS, Oct. 19: Azerbaijan has shot down another Armenian Su-25 fighter jet, according to the country's Defence Ministry, the second in as many days. In a statement on Sunday, the ministry said the Su-25 jet was trying to launch airstrikes on Azerbaijani positions in the Jabrayil region when it was shot down. The jet was destroyed by Azerbaijani forces using the S-300 missile defence system at around 0830GMT, the ministry said. In a phone call, Turkey's Defence Minister Hulusi Akar congratulated Azerbaijan on shooting down the jets. Azerbaijan has released the news as follows:
"On October 18, at 12.30, another Su-25 attack aircraft of the Armenian AF, which was trying to launch air strikes on the positions of the #Azerbaijani Army in the direction of #Jabrayil, was destroyed by Azerbaijani Air Defense Units.#LongLiveAzerbaijan#LongLiveAzerbaijanArmy — Azerbaijan MOD (@wwwmodgovaz) October 18, 2020" (Source: TRT).
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