A border guard of Armenia was injured in a landmine explosion in Voskepar village, according to the National Security Service (NSS).

Sergeant Narek Gareginyan (born in 2000), a contract soldier of the NSS Border Guard Forces, was wounded Thursday due to a landmine explosion in the area adjacent to the Saint Astvatsatsin Church in Voskepar village of Tavush Province.

Gareginyan's injuries are not life-threatening.

Currently, he is being transferred to a medical facility in the capital, Yerevan.

The circumstances of this incident are being ascertained.