Armenia investigating crash that killed 4 soldiers, injured 20April 13, 2024 - 12:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Criminal proceedings have been initiated after four Armenian soldiers were killed and 20 others injured when a military vehicle carrying them veered off the road and fell into a ravine on Friday, April 12, a spokesperson for the Investigative Committee reveals. Armenia’s Defense Ministry said the incident with the Ural truck happened at around 3:25 pm. The Defense Ministry identified the soldiers as Areg Kerobyan, Slavik Vardanyan, Davit Hakobyan and Joseph Azolyan. According to the information that RFE/RL’s Armenian Service has, the crash occurred on the Nrnadzor road in the Meghri district in Armenia’s southern Syunik province. According to preliminary information, one of the injured is in critical condition. Others have severe, moderate and mild injuries, the ministry said. Abrahamyan said that a criminal probe into a violation of the rules of driving or operating a combat, special or transport vehicle had been launched. He said an investigative team had been formed and a preliminary investigation was underway to establish all circumstances of the incident and the causes of the crash. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |