Armenian security forces confirmed the detention of an Azerbaijani shepherd.

The National Security Service of Armenia confirmed information from sources about the detention of a citizen of Azerbaijan who crossed the border in the Tavush region. According to the agency, the shepherd got lost.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", in June 2025, two teenagers from the village of Tegh in the Syunik region of Armenia went missing at the border with Azerbaijan. It turned out that while searching for their livestock, they got lost and could not orient themselves due to the fog. The version that the teenagers were abducted by Azerbaijani military was not confirmed, stated the National Security Service.

The National Security Service of Armenia confirmed that a citizen of Azerbaijan crossed the border, News.am reports today.

"On October 19, 2026, around 17:50, a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Kasymov Yashar Ali oglu, born in 1968, a resident of the village of Chatakh in the Tovuz district, was found on the territory of the Republic of Armenia (Tavush region). As a result of the verification activities, it was found that the citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan ended up on the territory of the Republic of Armenia because he got lost. Appropriate actions are being taken to return the citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan," the publication quotes the message from the SNS.

Armenian sources reported the detention of the Azerbaijani shepherd on October 21. One of the heads of communities in the Tavush region said he heard about the incident but does not have precise information. According to him, presumably, the man passed through a wooded area, reported hraparak.am.

The head of another community stated that the detained Azerbaijani is in military police custody. According to the community head, the weather on the day of the incident was foggy and rainy, the publication writes.

The State Border Service (SBS) of Azerbaijan commented on reports on October 21 that an Azerbaijani shepherd crossed the border and ended up on the territory of Armenia.

The press service of the SBS stated in response to a request from Modern.az that "no such incident occurred in the area of responsibility of the agency."

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The victim's account of the attack by Musayev sparked a discussion on social media

Many Facebook* users with Azerbaijani surnames doubted the credibility of Ani Avetisyan's account of the clash with Azerbaijani soldier Nasimi Musayev in the border village. Users with Armenian surnames found the victim's version plausible.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported on cases where military personnel were involved in incidents in border areas. Thus, on October 1, 2026, Azerbaijani soldier Nasimi Musayev was detained after attacking a family in the village of Shaki in the Syunik region. According to the Armenian Prosecutor General's Office, Musayev illegally crossed the border, entered the house, and opened fire, injuring 39-year-old Ani Avetisyan. Medical assistance was also required for her children. The Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan reported that the soldier had deserted and had been wanted since September 26. A court in Armenia arrested Musayev, and a criminal case is being investigated under five articles of the Armenian Criminal Code: for illegal border crossing, smuggling and illegal circulation of weapons, violation of the inviolability of the home, and causing serious harm to health.

In April 2024, near the Armenian village of Nerkin Khndzoresk, two people brought about 200 heads of livestock across the border into Azerbaijan. After Azerbaijani border guards attempted to stop the violation, shots were fired at them, and an Azerbaijani officer was injured. The incident occurred after an Armenian soldier attempted to help the shepherd return the herd from Azerbaijani territory, the National Security Service of Armenia reported after verification.

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At the end of February of the same year, an Azerbaijani soldier Ruslan Panakhov was detained in Armenia after crossing the border near the village of Tegh in the Syunik region. According to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense, the soldier got lost. In Armenia, he was initially taken into custody and charged with illegal border crossing, illegal circulation of weapons, and other crimes. However, Armenia later discontinued the criminal prosecution of Panakhov, and on March 5 he returned to Azerbaijan.

In 2024, the state commissions of Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to coordinate the border section along the line at the time of the collapse of the USSR, and then agreed on a protocol-description of the segments of the border line at sections between four villages on each side. After that, Armenian and Azerbaijani border guards began to secure these sections. In the village of Kiranц in the Tavush region, this caused mass protests, but in August, local residents were satisfied with the compensations. "Caucasian Knot" has prepared reports on "Protests at the border: what residents of Armenian villages are dissatisfied with" and "Villages of discord: what territories Armenia and Azerbaijan dispute".