The Uzbekistan Ministry of Defense has commented on a social media post claiming that an Afghan military helicopter was shot down on the border between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
The information was published on Telegram by Russian political analyst Andrey Serenko, who stated that the helicopter allegedly took off from Mazar-i-Sharif to Badakhshan in Afghanistan. "How it ended up in Uzbekistan's airspace is still unclear," the author noted, adding that there were over 15 people on board the helicopter.
"These reports have no basis and do not correspond to reality," stated the Uzbekistan Ministry of Defense.
The ministry urged the media and social media users to rely only on official information and reminded them of the responsibility for spreading unfounded false information.
