ArmInfo. In the Syunik region of Armenia, four contract soldiers fell under an avalanche.
According to the press service of the RA Ministry of Defense, the incident occurred on February 7 at 4:50 pm local time on one of the defensive positions of the N-th military unit. As a result of the search and rescue operation, the bodies of three of them were discovered - soldier Karapet Nazaryan, (born in 1991), junior sergeant Tigran Arzumanyan, (born in 1994) and junior sergeant Nver Shakhbazyan, born (in 1995). Solider Hamlet Mirzoyan, (born in 1998), it was possible remove from snow avalanche. He received minor bodily injuries, his health condition is satisfactory. In order to establish the circumstances of the incident, an investigation is underway. The Ministry of Defense expresses its deep condolences to the families, relatives and colleagues of Soldier Karapet Nazaryan, Junior Sergeant Tigran Arzumanyan and Junior Sergeant Nver Shahbazyan.