YEREVAN. – In connection with the death of conscript, Lance Corporal Vladimir Asatryan, who was serving in a unit of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) Defense Army, the same unit’s conscript Armen Zakaryan is detained.  

Within the framework of the criminal case launched into the soldier’s death, the same military unit’s conscript Armen Zakaryan was detained on Thursday, Armenian MOD Investigation Service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. 

Investigation into the criminal case is continuing.

According to official premise, while carrying out duty at a military position of NKR Defense Army, Vladimir Asatryan, 19, had committed suicide with the gun fastened to him.

Three soldiers died in the army in recent days, and Armenian MOD Investigation Service regards these deaths as suicide.