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Criminal proceedings brought against Sargsyan

Criminal proceedings brought against Sargsyan

Sufficient evidence has been obtained to involve Armenia's ex-defense minister Vigen Sargsyan as an accused-on-trial, according to the press release issued by the Armenian Investigative Committee. The criminal …

Military truck overturns in Armenia’s Tavush

Military truck overturns in Armenia’s Tavush

Eleven soldiers were taken to hospital after a military truck overturned in Armenia's Tavush Province. This morning, at about 3:30am local time, a military truck carrying soldiers overturned nearby the military unit close to …

Armenia Defense Ministry buys new offensive weapons

Armenia Defense Ministry buys new offensive weapons

Armenia has signed contracts to acquire new offensive weapons and ammunition on the sidelines of the ARMY 2019 International Military and Technical Forum, spokesperson of Armenia's Ministry of Defense Artsrun …

One person dies after road accident in Armenia’s Syunik

One person dies after road accident in Armenia’s Syunik

One person has died and three others, including two soldiers, were injured in a major road accident in  Armenia's Syunik Province. A car and a military truck collided today at around 12։40pm on the Meghri-Yerevan …

Armenian soldier dies as a result of accident

Armenian soldier dies as a result of accident

A soldier has died as a result of an accident in the Armenian Armed Forces, spokesperson of the Armenian Defense Ministry Artsrun Hovhannisyan said. "I am deeply sad to inform that today, military serviceman, …

Crash injured almost 20 servicemen in Armenia

Crash injured almost 20 servicemen in Armenia

A truck with servicemen crashed yesterday night in Armenia's southern area on Meghri-Tsirani road, the country’s emergency ministry’s press office reported. On April 11, at 20:31, the emergency service 911 received …

Military unit commander injured in Yerevan shooting

Military unit commander injured in Yerevan shooting

The Armenian Defence Ministry's military unit commander was injured in the shooting in Yerevan this morning. According to the source, the injured has been hospitalized. When the police arrived, two bullets and a pistol were found at …

”Chaos reigns among Armenian authorities”

”Chaos reigns among Armenian authorities”

The head of the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, Vagif Dyargykhly, said today that chaos reigns among the Armenian authorities, as the republic’s top officials are making conflicting political steps. Thus he commented …

Armenia announces “new war for new territories” formula

Armenia announces “new war for new territories” formula

Today, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry commented on the statement made by Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan, who said at a meeting with the Armenian diaspora in New York, that Yerevan will use the formula “new war for new …

Anti-Russian 'NATO Week' kicks off in Armenia

Anti-Russian 'NATO Week' kicks off in Armenia

The series of NATO Week events have started in Armenia today. There are no political obstacles for approval of the 6th stage of the Individual Partnership Action Plans (IPAP) between Armenia and NATO for 2020-2022, head of the …

Anti-Russian campaign ‘NATO Week’ starts in Armenia

Anti-Russian campaign ‘NATO Week’ starts in Armenia

NATO Week will start in Armenia on Monday. The relevant statement was published today by the Armenian Alliance Information Center. The opening of the NATO Week in Armenia will be attended by the head of the South Caucasus office of the …

Davit Tonoyan: Armenia ready to attack Azerbaijan

Davit Tonoyan: Armenia ready to attack Azerbaijan

Armenia has started purchasing offensive weapons, Armenian Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan said. According to him, psychology is changing; approaches are changing. The minister noted that defending armies are always …

Military attaché to be appointed at Armenian embassy in Kiev

Military attaché to be appointed at Armenian embassy in Kiev

Armenia plans to appoint military attaché at its embassy in Ukraine, the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defense reported. The draft on the creation of the relevant staff is included in the agenda of the government …

Karabakh occupants' Su-25 goes missing

Karabakh occupants' Su-25 goes missing

A Su-25 military jet of the Armenian Armed Forces has gone missing this morning, the country's Defense Ministry said in a statement. The jet took off at 10:06 from the Gyumri airport for a regular training flight. The contact …

Four Armenian servicemen die in truck accident in Karabakh

Four Armenian servicemen die in truck accident in Karabakh

Four Armenian servicemen were killed and 25 were injured today when a truck of the defense ministry transporting military personnel got into a traffic accident in Nagorno-Karabakh, a spokesman for the Armenian Defence ministry …