While Azerbaijan charged that the Russians were initially helping the Armenians, it was said that "the Azerbaijani fighters in the region far better equipped with Soviet military weaponry than their opponents."
阿塞拜疆起初指控俄国帮助亚美尼亚，但是据说：“在这一地区的阿塞拜疆士兵的苏式军事武器装备要远远好于他们的对手。