Armenia says it shot down Azerbaijani helicopter

Armenia's military said its rockets shot down an Azerbaijani helicopter on Thursday, as well as aircraft and a drone, as heavy fighting in separatist region of Nagor-Karabakh entered its sixth day.

Meanwhile, Azerbaijan military claimed to be vancing towards Fizuli and taking height around Magiz, a vill in Tartar region of Azerbaijan controlled by Armenian forces.

Video foot from Azerbaijan Defence Ministry showed what it said were attacks on Armenian military positions.

This week's fighting is biggest escalation in years in deces-long dispute over Nagor-Karabakh, which is inside Azerbaijan but controlled by local ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenia.

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