An Azerbaijani soldier has died from a shrapnel wound he sustained during military exercises, the country's State Border Service and the General Prosecutor's Office report.

During a field exercise in Gazakh on November 4, Sergeant Akhmedov Tural Akram oglu was wounded by shrapnel when firing from an AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher.

The soldier was reportedly evacuated immediately, but his life could not be saved.