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19-Year-Old Soldier Dies in Stepanakert of Acute Infection
A conscript soldier of the Artsakh Defense Army, 19-year-old Hayk S Hakobyan, died on February 8 in the central military hospital of Stepanakert. The soldier’s death...Read More »
Armenian Footballer Seeks Asylum in UK; Fears He Will Be Imprisoned if Deported
- They don't care if you are a footballer. The government is taking everyone and sending them to fight. I read in the Azerbaijan news that Armenian soldiers are dying every day...Read More »
Azeri Fire Kills Soldier in Karabakh, Officials Say
Note, there have already been 6 fatalities in the armed forces of Armenia and NKR since the beginning of the year, two of which as a result of ceasefire violations...Read More »
Suicide Soldier and Real Army Stories from Former Soldiers: Anti-Militarist Action Held in Yerevan
According to Peace Dialogue NGO data, a total of 59 soldiers died in Armenia and Karabakh in 2017. Twenty-two servicemen were killed as a result of ceasefire violations, and the remaining 37...Read More »
‘Did the Army Make a Man Out of You?’ – Anonymous Action in Yerevan on Army Day
- And we, with the excitement of a baby who has just gotten the desired, rushed forward, ignoring the brutal cold wind beating us in the face...Read More »
Two Die After Car and Army Truck Collide in Armenia
At around 9:30 am on January 18, a ZIL-131 carrying soldiers and a VAZ-2107 collided on the Sisian-Shaki highway, Armenia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations reports. According to the...Read More »
Armenia’s Defense Minister Busy Raising Funds Instead of Resolving Army Issues
“High-ranking officers being prone to handling their weapons unsafely indicates deep and serious problems in the army,” she said. Recall, according to official information, Albert...Read More »
Former Conscript’s Family Still Uncertain How Son Received Serious Head Injury While In Service
“[Officials] are not telling the whole truth. The kid has yet to say anything concrete as well. He once said that the driver was to blame, but now he says he remembers nothing...Read More »
20-Year-Old Conscript Fatally Shot in Karabakh ‘Under Unknown Circumstances’
Harutyun V Khachatryan, a 20-year-old conscript soldier of Nagorno-Karabakh’s defense army, was fatally shot at around 1:15 am on January 16 in the combat position...Read More »
Armenia’s Defense Minister Starts Crowdfunding to Help Out Injured Soldier, Insults Opponents of His ‘Humane’ Initiative
Defense Ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan, for his part, was quick to come to Sargsyan’s defense. “Everyone seems to think that...Read More »