This photo taken with a mobile phone shows debris of a drone near a school in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, March 5, 2026. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry on Thursday strongly condemned drone attacks on its Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic launched from Iranian territory, calling the strikes a "violation of the norms and principles of international law." The attacks took place at around midday on Thursday. One drone struck the terminal building at Nakhchivan International Airport, injuring two civilians and causing structural damage, while another drone fell near a school in the village of Shakarabad, the ministry said in a statement. The ministry said the actions would escalate regional tensions and directly contradict the principles of international law. Nakhchivan is an Azerbaijani exclave separated from the rest of the country by Armenia and bordering Armenia, Iran and Türkiye. (Azerbaijan State News Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
BAKU, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry on Thursday strongly condemned drone attacks on its Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic launched from Iranian territory, calling the strikes a "violation of the norms and principles of international law."
The attacks took place at around midday on Thursday. One drone struck the terminal building of Nakhchivan International Airport, injuring two civilians and causing structural damage, while another drone fell near a school in the village of Shakarabad, the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry said the actions would escalate regional tensions and directly contradict the principles of international law.
Nakhchivan is an Azerbaijani exclave separated from the rest of the country by Armenia and bordering Armenia, Iran and Türkiye. ■
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows a crater caused by a drone strike near a school in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, March 5, 2026.(Azerbaijan State News Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows the damage inside a building at Nakhchivan International Airport in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, March 5, 2026. (Azerbaijan State News Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows debris of a drone at Nakhchivan International Airport in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, March 5, 2026.(Azerbaijan State News Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows debris of a drone at Nakhchivan International Airport in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, March 5, 2026. (Azerbaijan State News Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows the damage inside a building at Nakhchivan International Airport in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, March 5, 2026.(Azerbaijan State News Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows debris of a drone near a school in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, March 5, 2026.(Azerbaijan State News Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows the damage inside a building at Nakhchivan International Airport in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, March 5, 2026.(Azerbaijan State News Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows the damage inside a building at Nakhchivan International Airport in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, March 5, 2026.(Azerbaijan State News Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows debris of a drone near a school in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, March 5, 2026.(Azerbaijan State News Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
