On July 28, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan accused the Russian peacekeeping contingent temporarily stationed in Karabakh of not eliminating radio interference to the GPS satellite navigation systems of passenger planes on the territory of Azerbaijan.

The information highlights that illegal Armenian armed groups have escalated their use of radio jamming against the GPS satellite navigation systems of both domestic and international passenger aircraft flying over Azerbaijan. This activity has notably increased in areas where Russian peacekeepers are currently stationed.

"ATR-45 passenger plane of Azerbaijan Airlines flying on the Baku-Fuzuli route on July 24, C-680 passenger plane of Czech Airlines flying on the Budapest-Baku route on July 25, and Baku on July 27 "As a result of the application of radio interference to the ATR-45 type passenger plane of Azerbaijan Airlines flying to Gabala and in the opposite direction, there was a break in the GPS satellite navigation systems," the information added.

The Ministry of Defense informed that the command of the Russian peacekeeping contingent had been informed about these facts and similar incidents that happened earlier. "Until now, no measures have been taken by the Russian peacekeeping contingent against these provocations, which pose a serious threat to the safety of flights passing through our airspace," the ministry noted.

The de-facto Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Ministry denied an Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's statement alleging that the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army used special equipment to suppress GPS systems of civil aircraft. "The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's statement, which has nothing to do with reality, is essentially aimed at diverting the attention of the international community from the humanitarian disaster in Nagorno-Karabakh caused by the illegal blockade of the Lachin corridor," the de-facto Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Ministry said.