According to the SNB, on February 28, at around 05:15, an Azerbaijani Armed Forces serviceman crossed the line of contact in the direction of the village of Tegh in the Syunik region near the provisional Azerbaijani-Armenian border. It is reported that the Azerbaijani serviceman was detained by soldiers of the Armenian army, and a criminal case has been initiated in connection with the incident.
On the morning of February 28, an Azerbaijani army serviceman, Ruslan Eldeniz oglu Panakhov, got lost due to poor weather conditions while moving between service positions in the Lachin district, as reported by the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan. Search operations to find the missing serviceman were started immediately.
Armenian media are reporting on the detention of the Azerbaijani serviceman, with searches for another continuing. The servicemen likely got lost due to adverse weather conditions and ended up in territory controlled by Yerevan. The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan has not yet commented on the information that has appeared.
