ArmInfo.Another Armenian contract serviceman died from an enemy bullet as a result of a provocation undertaken by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces in the direction of Yeraskh.
As reported by the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry, on September 1, at about 11:10 am, the Azerbaijani armed forces once again resorted to provocation, opening fire from small arms and sniper rifles at Armenian positions in the Ararat region, in particular on the Yeraskh section of the Armenian- Azerbaijani border.
According to the Armenian Defense Ministry, as a result of these actions of the enemy, a contract serviceman of the Nth military unit of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, junior sergeant Gegham Levovich Sahakyan (born 1982) received a fatal gunshot wound. The Armenian Defense Ministry expressed condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.
At the same time, the Armenian Defense Ministry stressed that they strongly condemn the actions of the Azerbaijani side and warn that they will not remain unanswered. "All responsibility for the aggravation of the situation lies with the military-political leadership of Azerbaijan," the defense ministry summed up.