ArmInfo. The number of deaths in the army in 2018 decreased by 16%. The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Artak Davtyan, stated this on January 28 in an interview with journalists at the residence of the Armenian President.
According to him, as a result of incidents last year 63 deaths were reported. <And the number of victims directly related to the performance of combat service has decreased by more than 56%. Of the 63 cases of deaths, 20 are not related to the service: diseases, accidents, especially among contract servicemen who were on leave, "said Davtyan.