Soldier of Nagorno-Karabakh army. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot.

20 March 2018, 12:31

Armenian soldier wounded on border with Azerbaijan

On March 19, a regular soldier was wounded on one of the defensive positions in the Tavush Region, and his condition is severe, but stable, the Armenian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reports today.

A regular soldier who got a gunshot wound was taken to the Yerevan hospital.

"The life of the soldier is not in danger," reported Artsrun Ovannisyan, the press secretary for the Armenian Minister of Defence stated. He has also noted that the soldier's state is severe, but stable.

Meanwhile, Artsrun Ovannisyan has not disclosed any details of the incident, the "NEWS.am" reports.

According to the press service for the Armenian MoD, investigators make efforts to find out all the details of the incident, the "Sputnik-Armenia" reports.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.

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