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The Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia has launched a criminal case in connection with the use of UAVs by the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan in the territory of Armenia. The case was initiated for encroaching on the territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia and unleashing an aggressive war under the relevant articles of the RA Criminal Code.

As the Prosecutor General's Office said in a statement, on November 4, at around 21:30, the military-political leadership of Azerbaijan, purposefully targeted civilians of peaceful settlements of the Republic of Armenia in violation of trilateral agreement from May 12, 1994, ban on the aggressive hostilities established by the UN General Assembly Resolution (XXIX), Geneva Convention on the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, as well as relevant norms of customary international humanitarian law. It notes that actions of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces came on the grounds of national hatred by using prohibited means and methods of warfare, endangering the lives of many, deliberately killing two or more people, and deliberately destroying property by means of an explosion.

According to the source, the Azerbaijani forces used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Khachaghbyur, Shatjrek, Mets Masrik and Akunk settlements of Gegharkunik region. They were detected and destroyed by the RA Armed Forces, the source said.

The preliminary investigation of the criminal case will be conducted by General Department on Special Assignments, Organizational-analytical Activity and Criminalistics of the RA Investigative Committee.