Armenian soldier found dead with gunshot wound at military unit

The body of an Armenian serviceman, Edgar Zakaryan, was found at one of the country’s military units with a gunshot wound, Armenia’s Defence Ministry said.

Armenian media outlets, cited by Caliber.Az, said the Defence Ministry had confirmed Zakaryan’s death.

The incident marks the second reported death of an Armenian soldier during peacetime in the past month. In July, the death of conscript Narek Torosyan was reported.

No further details about the circumstances surrounding Zakaryan’s death were immediately provided.

By Tamilla Hasanova