Azerbaijani serviceman detained after shooting in Armenian village

In Armenia, Azerbaijani serviceman Nasimi Musaev has been detained for injuring a resident of a village in the Syunik region. Earlier, the State Security Service of Azerbaijan reported that the soldier left his place of service and may have crossed the border.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", the issues regarding the fate of several thousand missing persons require resolution in the relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and an agreement on cooperation with Azerbaijan has been reached in this regard, stated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in his speech at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.

On September 29, the State Security Service of Azerbaijan informed the National Security Service of Armenia that a serviceman from one of the military units of Azerbaijan left his place of service under unknown circumstances, reports the NSS of Armenia on its official website.

"It is not excluded that he may have illegally crossed the border of the Republic of Armenia. After this, the competent authorities of Armenia and Azerbaijan conducted relevant search operations," the agency's statement said.

On October 1 at 14:15, a report was received at the operational center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia that a citizen of Armenia had received a gunshot wound to the leg in the village of Shaki in the Syunik region. Operational groups from various police units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs arrived at the scene and took urgent measures to clarify all the circumstances of the incident.

It was found that the crime was committed by an Azerbaijani serviceman. "Details of the incident were also presented to the Azerbaijani side. A criminal case has been initiated in the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia in connection with the incident," the NSS of Armenia stated.

The life of the Armenian citizen injured by the shot fired by the Azerbaijani serviceman who crossed the state border in the settlement of Shaki in the Syunik region is not in danger, reports Armenpress, citing the press secretary of the Minister of Health Mariam Tsatryan.

"The victim of the shot fired by the Azerbaijani serviceman is under medical supervision, has received appropriate medical assistance, and his life is not in danger," Tsatryan said.

Later, the press service of the General Prosecutor's Office of Azerbaijan reported that the detained serviceman Nasimi Musaev had been wanted since September 26. According to the Azerbaijani prosecutor's version, the serviceman left his unit on the Lachin direction without permission. A criminal case has been initiated in Azerbaijan regarding this fact.

"As a result of the measures taken, it was established that Nasimi Musaev was on the territory of the Republic of Armenia and was detained by the relevant authorities of that country," the statement from Azerbaijan's agency said.

Musaev was detained after he shot a 38-year-old resident of Shaki in the presence of her three children, writes Armenia Today.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that in early August 2025, Armenia accused Azerbaijan of shelling an excavator near the border in the Syunik region. The incident occurred a few kilometers northeast of the settlement of Verishen.