Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan broke out Sunday around the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Armenian defence ministry said two Azerbaijani helicopters were shot down. Ministry spokesperson Shushan Stepanyan also said Armenian forces hit three Azerbaijani tanks. Stepanyan said the fighting Sunday began with an Azerbaijani attack, but Azerbaijan said the Armenian side attacked and that Azerbaijan launched a counteroffensive. He promised Turkey would stand by Azerbaijan and said, "Armenia is playing with fire and endangering regional peace." Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Sunday that his country has declared martial law and total military mobilization following the clashes.

Source: CBC News September 27, 2020 09:33 UTC