Ministry of Defense

"Unprecedented, but significantly inferior to Baku": expert on Armenia's military spending

Armenia

October 01, 2024

The Armenian government plans to increase military spending by approximately 20%. However, even with this increase, Azerbaijan's military budget for 2025 remains nearly twice as large. Commentary from military expert Leonid Nersisyan.

Azerbaijan captures 6 Armenian soldiers at the border

Azerbaijan-Armenia

May 27, 2021

The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan claims that saboteurs were taken prisoner in their Kelbajar region, the Ministry of Defense of Armenia reports that the Armenian military carried out engineering work on the territory of Armenia

Situation escalates on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, casualties on both sides

Azerbaijan-Armenia

July 14, 2020

Baku reports around 12 dead, Yerevan reports around four. International organizations and partners urge both parties to practice restraint and end the hostilities

Incident on Armenia-Azerbaijan border. Defense ministries report conflicting information

Azerbaijan-Armenia

July 12, 2020

Yerevan says the Azerbaijani military violated the border of Armenia, while information from Baku points at shelling from the Armenian side