At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot

06 November 2018, 19:27

A conscript soldier killed in Nagorno-Karabakh

Today, soldier Aristakes Azatyan has got a fatal gunshot wound under unclear circumstances, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for Nagorno-Karabakh reports.

According to the MoD, at about 8:25 a.m. local time, the 18-year-old soldier was wounded in one of the central units of the Defence Army.

"An investigation is underway to clarify the details of the incident," reports the Nagorno-Karabakh MoD as quoted by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

Earlier, the "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on October 1, Gevorg Aronyan, another soldier of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defence Army, got a fatal wound. The circumstances of his death are also unknown, reports the Nagorno-Karabakh MoD.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on November 6, 2018 at 02:59 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: Alvard Grigoryan Source: CK correspondent

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