STEPANAKERT, NKR (A.W.)—Armenian serviceman Gegham Manukyan (b. 1979) was killed by Azerbaijani fire at around 11 a.m. on Feb. 8, in the eastern direction of the Nagorno-Karabagh (NKR/Artsakh) Line of Contact (LoC). According a press statement released by the NKR Ministry of Defense, an investigation has been launched into Manukyan’s death.
Another serviceman, Koryun Kirakosyan (b. 1998), who was conducting his mandatory military service, was seriously wounded by Azerbiajani fire at an NKR military outpost in the direction of Martakert at around noon on Feb. 8. According to several reports, Kirakosyan was wounded in the head and is currently being treated in a military hospital in Stepanakert.
The incidents come only two days after Armenian serviceman Gor Gareginyan (b. 1997) was killed by Azerbaijani fire in the northeastern direction of the NKR LoC, and a little more than two weeks after Karen Ulubabyan (b. 1995) was killed by Azerbaijani fire on the NKR LoC on Jan. 22.
” An investigation has been launched into Manukyans death”.
What investigation? A serviceman has been killed, and the NKR’s Ministry of Defense response is an investigation!
Within a short period of time we have lost three servicemen.
Where is our response? What is the OSCE-Minsk group doing about it?
How long this Azeri transgressions continue? What are the governments of Armenia and Artsahk doing about it?
It seems that the LoC is extremely vulnerable to our servicemen. They are not well protected and have become shooting targets for the Azeri punks.
A response, a reaction is needed.
We cannot continue losing our servicemen and remain silent.
Vart Adjemian
Those Armenians who live in Syria and fighting against ISIS should go to Artsakh front line and fight for their real motherland!