Azerbaijan faces increasing tensions with Russia after a brutal police raid in Yekaterinburg targeting ethnic Azerbaijanis. Russian special forces detained 50 individuals and resulted in the deaths of two brothers, Ziyaddin and Huseyn Safarov, under suspicious circumstances. Autopsy findings contradict official reports, leading to public outrage in Azerbaijan. Diplomatic protests followed as Azerbaijan condemned the unlawful actions. The situation escalates as Azerbaijan conducts its crackdown on organized crime, including arrests of Russian nationals, indicating a rejection of external influence and a bid for sovereignty amid a changing geopolitical landscape in the South Caucasus.
The violent raid on ethnic Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg on June 27 resulted in about 50 detentions, injuries, and the suspicious deaths of two Azerbaijani brothers, sparking outrage.
Azerbaijan's ambassador to Russia delivered a formal protest against the unlawful killing and mistreatment of Azerbaijani citizens, coinciding with Azerbaijan's crackdown on organized crime.
The operations by Russian special forces are viewed in Baku not as routine law enforcement but as politically motivated intimidation that has ignited public anger.
As a response to Russia's actions, Azerbaijan is asserting its sovereignty more assertively, signaling a potential shift in the balance of power in the South Caucasus.
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