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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54345622Armenia says one of its fighter jets was shot down by a Turkish jet in a major escalation of the conflict over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
The Armenian foreign ministry said the pilot of the Soviet-made SU-25 died
after being hit by the Turkish F-16 in Armenian air space.
Turkey, which is backing Azerbaijan in the conflict, has denied the claim.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54345622Armenian Defence Ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan
said the Armenian SU-25 was shot down on Tuesday morning and the pilot "died heroically".
In a Facebook post, she said the Turkish F-16 was 60km (37 miles) deep into Armenian air space.
Turkey immediately denied the claim as "absolutely untrue".