According to a report from the Russian news agency TASS on November 29, the Russian peacekeeping forces found multiple explosive devices in the Naka area. These explosive devices were buried underground. It took the Russian military nearly a day to remove more than 160 explosive devices. . However, according to the statistics of the Russian army, these explosive devices are only part of the underground explosive devices in the Naka region.
This is obviously a landmine warfare initiated by the people of Naka. It is understood that in the past conflicts, Azerbaijani soldiers have suffered heavy casualties because of these explosive devices. According to local personnel, these explosive devices, including some mines, were planted by Armenian armed men when they evacuated the area. Among them, many of the mine devices are buried more secretly, and the detonation method is very secretive enough to make people hard to guard against. Of course, when laying these underground detonators, many local residents joined in. Because the residents of the Naka region do not want the Azerbaijani army to invade here.
Although in the Soviet period, the Naka region was once an autonomous state, and it was placed under the jurisdiction of Azerbaijan after its disintegration. However, this area is mainly composed of Armenians, whose population accounts for 90% of the total population of the Naka region. Therefore, the region was eager to be unified with Armenia. In addition, the region has been seeking independence over the years and being separated from the control of Azerbaijan. Therefore, the locals are very disgusted with Azerbaijan’s sending troops to the Naka region.
Judging from the current progress of the Naka conflict, part of the territory in the region has been controlled by Azerbaijan. But even if Azerbaijan temporarily controls these areas, it must be very difficult to achieve long-term control. First of all, the people here do not support Azerbaijan’s control. Secondly, according to the large number of explosive devices laid there, it can be seen that this place has become the second battlefield in Afghanistan. If the Azerbaijani army wants to set foot here for a long time, it will inevitably be dragged into the quagmire of the war in Afghanistan like the US army back then.
According to the statement of the Azerbaijani military on November 28, an anti-tank mine was triggered when a military vehicle was operating in the Naka region, which caused the death of five armed personnel on the vehicle. At present, the Azerbaijani forces are investigating the cause of the accident, which is suspected to be the design of Armenian armed personnel. But for these explosive devices, the Russian peacekeeping forces have come forward to clean up, and warned the Afghan army personnel not to retaliate against the local people. At present, through the mediation of external forces, the Naka area has temporarily stopped fighting. But whether it is Azerbaijan or Armenia, as well as Russia, which is interfering in this conflict, will still play games around this issue.
