This episode may jeopardise the already fragile peace and ceasefire that the two countries reached after the bloody conflict over Nagorno Karabakh in which died more than 16 thousand people between 1988 and 1994[2]. 

Presumably, the helicopter was engaged in Unity 2014 joint military exercise between Armenia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno Karabakh in which were deployed, according to Armenian Ministry of Defence, «17000 servicemen of the Armenian Army, 550 artillery weapons, 250 armoured vehicles, 150 units of anti-aircraft warfare, 300 units of anti-tank warfare, 100 units of special equipment and more than 1200 cars»[3]. 

While Armenia considers the episode as a deliberate attack, Azerbaijan kicks back saying that Armenian helicopter opened fire against its positions forcing retaliation. It should be noted, however, that it is not possible to retrace precisely how events occurred relaying only on the videos available on the web.

So, while waiting for any form of enlightenment, it would be worth understanding why a drill-flight took place so close to the Azeri border; plus, it shouldn’t be ruled out the possibility that such military exercise was “studied” as a display of force after last summer clashes.