ArmInfo.. In combat position of the defensive site of one of the military units of Artsakh as a result of violations of the rules for handling a grenade several conscripts were injured on the night of January 1, 2019.
According to the Investigation Committee, as a result of the incident S.Torosyan, M.Manukyan and A.Marabyan were injured and were taken to a military hospital. A criminal case was initiated in accordance with Part 1 of Article 373 of the Criminal Code of Armenia. Subsequently, one of the wounded died in hospital.
Earlier, media reported that Edgar Grigoryan, a soldier of contract service, died of a gunshot wound on New Year's Eve, however, the Armenian Defense Ministry confirmed this information only a month after its publication in the media.