YEREVAN. – Armenia’s Defense Ministry provided new facts with respect to the sudden death of a conscript at a military unit in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic’s (NKR) capital, Stepanakert.

The incident occurred on Tuesday at around 7:10am. The soldier, who was conscripted one year ago, lost consciousness while running during physical training. He was transferred to Stepanakert Military Hospital, ten minutes later, where his biological death was recorded, MOD Investigation Department Public Relations Senior Officer Meri Sargsyan informed. 

The Investigation Department is gathering material to launch a criminal case, and a forensic medical examination of the body is commissioned.  

The deceased soldier was Gor Martirosyan, a resident of Ddmashen village of Armenia’s Gegharkunik Region.

Earlier, NKR Defense Army Press Secretary Senor Hasratyan had not denied the news on the soldier’s death.