ArmInfo.In this story, it is unclear why and under what circumstances 15 soldiers stayed in the burning shelter and turned into ashes. Taguhi Tovmasyan, tanding Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs , wrote.
"And why is the hypothesis of a drone attack on Azat border excluded? There are a lot of question marks ... sorry for our soldiers ... On January 19, at about 01:30, a fire broke out in the shelter of the engineer-sapper company of the Nth military unit of the RA Ministry of Defense, located in the territory of the village of Azat, Gegharkunik region, under circumstances that have not yet been established. According to preliminary data, 15 servicemen died as a result of the fire, the condition of 3 servicemen is serious ," Tovmasyan recalled.
In turn, human rights activist Avetik Ishkhanyan, commenting on this egregious tragic incident that claimed the lives of 18-year-old boys, noted that treacherous high-ranking officials of Armenia enjoy their life, with luxurious official cars, state-owned mansions, millions in bonuses, even business trips abroad.
"The same so-called Minister of Defense, who, after the attack of the enemy in September with hundreds of victims, continued his wild life. And the soldier guarding the border in the cold winter, heats the shelter with an old stove and uses gasoline as fuel. The first person responsible for 15 victims - this is you, the prime minister, the second responsible is you, miserable, dishonorable defense minister. This is not a state, but a mess in the truest sense of the word, "he summed up.
In turn, blogger Alexander Lapshin, referring to the tragedy with Armenian soldiers in the military unit in the village of Azat in Gegharkunik, on the border with Azerbaijan, noted that he had two questions in this regard.
"I looked at the Google map and found the village of Azat. The village is clearly abandoned, judging by the picture (I've never been there myself), and on the right are only residential buildings with fresh roofs and buildings resembling garages for equipment. This is probably the same military unit where the soldiers died. If I'm wrong and this is about another military unit, then correct me. So, the question arises, how is it possible that just 3 (three) kilometers from the Azerbaijani positions, the military unit is ordinary unprotected building. A hundred times everyone wrote and talked (including me) about the importance of building protected bunkers and defense lines - it's useless. The place is shot through not only by ordinary mortars (not to mention artillery), but even by snipers from the commanding heights captured by the Azerbaijanis in September 2022. In the event of new clashes on the border, all these soldiers would die in a few minutes, the Azerbaijanis would cover this barracks with artillery," the blogger noted.
Secondly, according to him, in this case, the soldiers died even without the participation of the enemy, they simply burned alive in the barracks. "How is it even possible that 17 young and full of strength guys could not get out of a small 2-3-story building? Even if they jumped out of the windows, the jump from the second floor would not be fatal. It turns out that the windows and doors of the barracks were blocked? Do I understand correctly that the windows of the Armenian barracks are closed with bars, and the iron doors are closed at night so that the soldiers cannot go out? If so, then this is a gross violation of fire safety rules, not to mention that in the event of a sudden shelling, soldiers should be able to run out of the building," he added.
According to Lapshin, if the commanders responsible for this tragedy do not find themselves in a "closed room with bars on the windows" for ten years (I can recommend the Nubarashen prison), then it would be more logical to close the Republic of Armenia project.
"Degenerates have already made comments on Facebook (sorry for being blunt) that the Russians, the French, some mythical provocateurs and saboteurs are to blame. " Everyone around is to blame, except for themselves. "It turns out that foreigners are building Armenian barracks without any protection from the enemy, it was foreigners who put bars on the windows so that your soldiers could not escape. No, it's not your own generals who plunder the budget for the construction of defensive fortifications, but the French, Russians and Jews are to blame. Well, as usual. It is very easy to become a friend for this sofa cavalry that does not tolerate criticism, just praise the pits on the roads and water, "the second in the world" is all, you are their friend and brother, "summed up the blogger.,
It is noteworthy that the footage from the scene of the tragedy calls into question the version that was literally immediately put forward by the authorities. According to which, they say that the servicemen used gasoline to kindle a potbelly stove and, due to a violation of safety rules, burned down. We add that the photo from the place raises many questions, including about the part of the building in which the soldiers were stationed. Rhetorical questions arise where all the money allocated for the army goes, and where are the notorious ambitious reforms in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, about which the current authorities sing so beautifully at any opportunity