“We tried to monitor the line of contact near the crash site, but Baku did not offer security guarantees to the OSCE Mission,” Kasprzyk said.

Azerbaijan fired over 7000 shots from various caliber weapons towards the positions of Nagorno Karabakh defense army.

“Azerbaijan should be held accountable for engaging in violence and not in peaceful negotiations,” Rep. Brad Sherman said.

“I am outraged and saddened by the Azerbaijani attack on the helicopter engaged in a training flight,” Rep. Pallone said.

“Azerbaijan is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars of oil and gas revenues into buying heavy weapons,” de Waal says.

“We state that as always, it is the Azerbaijani authorities that are responsible for it again,” said François Rochebloine.

The State Commission asked the ICRC to assist in determining the exact location of the helicopter and its crew.

“Concerned by reports about an Armenian helicopter being shot down by Azerbaijani forces,” Appathurai said in a Facebook post.

U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff issued a statement to condemn the downing of an Artsakh Mi-24 helicopter by Azerbaijani forces.

In its' statement the European Union reiterated its full support to the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group and its three Co-chairs.