Two Armenian soldiers killed, 14 wounded in Azerbaijani attack – Artsakh MoD

Public Radio of Armenia
Aug 3 2022




 August 3, 2022, 18:19 1 minute read

Two contract servicemen have been killed in Azerbaijani attack,
Artsakh’s Defense Ministry reports. The soldiers have been identified
as Gurgen Gabrielyan and Artur Khachatryan.

Another 14 servicemen have received injuries of various degrees.

Starting from 09:00 today, in gross violation of the ceasefire regime,
Azerbaijani units targeted the combat positions of the Defense Army
and the permanent deployment location of one of the military units,
using mortars, grenade launchers and strike drones, in addition to
firearms of various calibers.

The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Artsakh shares the sorrow
of the heavy loss and expresses its support to the family and friends
of the fallen servicemen.

The Defense Ministry says measures are being taken to stabilize the
situation in cooperation with the command of the Russian troops
carrying out a peacekeeping mission in the Republic of Artsakh.

As of 18:00, the operational tactical situation is relatively stable.