Azerbaijani Defense Ministry comments on hoax information in Armenian media

The "reincarnation" of the Armenian Defense Ministry’s former spokesperson, who already on the second day of the clashes on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border had almost put the current spokesperson on the back burner, was aimed at creating hoaxes and misinformation, in which he is second to none, Head of the press office of Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry, Colonel Vagif Dargahli told Trend reports on July 17.
According to him, over the past days, the Armenian Ministry of Defense prepared dozens of the fake news.
"We promptly refute this misinformation. In particular, as you know, the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, in order to somehow inspire the Armenian public, spread a hoax that during the fighting, the Azerbaijani army lost 13 UAVs,” he said. “But how to prove something which doesn't exist in reality? After all, the Armenian society also requires evidences. So, the ministry posted a photo in the social network, allegedly depicting one of the shot down Azerbaijani UAVs. However, the Armenian myth-makers were easily exposed. It was quickly proved that the photo depicted not Azerbaijani UAV, but an American one, shot down as early as in 2014 in Afghanistan.”
“It is noteworthy that even foreign journalists started exposing the Armenian fake newss. In particular, Julian Röpke, a military analyst of the German tabloid newspaper Bild, pointed to the inaccuracy of the Armenian Defense Ministry’s video depicting the alleged destruction of an Azerbaijani drone. In fact, the video shot a civilian twin-engine light passenger plane.”
“I reiterate that all UAVs of the Azerbaijani army are safe and sound. The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan promptly provides all the necessary information about the situation at the border without not hiding losses," Dargahli said.
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