During the Patriotic War, Armenia used Iskander missiles against Azerbaijan, a representative of the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) said in an interview with Caliber.az, Report informs.
- Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and former Chief Military Inspector of the Armenian Defense Ministry Movses Hakobyan stated that during the 44-day war, Armenia used the Iskander missile system against Azerbaijan. In recent days, this issue has again become a topic of discussion in the Armenian media, and videos showing the rocket launch have appeared on social networks. How would you comment on such statements?
- It is beyond our competence to comment on such statements.
- Maybe your employees found fragments of any missiles?
- Since December 2020, the Agency has been working on mine clearing and disposal of ammunition in Shusha, which was liberated from occupation. On March 15, 2021, during a cleanup operation carried out by Agency employees, fragments of two exploded missiles were found in the city.
- Can you provide the coordinates of the place where the missile debris was found?
- The geographic coordinates of the missile debris are as follows: 39°45'38.10 "N 46°44'33.90 "E and 39°45'27.80 "N 46°45'25.80 "E. During a check of the missile identification number (9M723) by the Agency's specialists, it was established that the debris belonged to the Iskander missile system. Even when searching online, one can determine that the identification number 9M723 belongs to the Iskander missile. All this confirms that during the Patriotic War, particularly to destroy the city of Shusha, Armenia used the Iskander missiles against Azerbaijan.