Three Artsakh Soldiers Drown in Tragic Accident

Servicemen Ruben Barseghyan (b. 1998), Raphael Bisharyan (b. 1997), and Ruben Mnatsakanyan (b. 1998) Die in Accident

STEPANAKERT, Artsakh (A.W.)—Three Artsakh servicemen—Ruben Barseghyan (b. 1998), Raphael Bisharyan (b. 1997), and Ruben Mnatsakanyan (b. 1998)—died on May 8, as a result of a tragic vehicle accident. According to a press statement released by the Artsakh Defense Ministry, the three servicemen drowned in a reservoir near their military unit.

Three Artsakh servicemen—Ruben Barseghyan (b. 1998), Raphael Bisharyan (b. 1997), and Ruben Mnatsakanyan (b. 1998)—died on May 8, as a result of a tragic vehicle accident.

After a search operation, the bodies of two of the servicemen— Ruben Barseghyan and Raphael Bisharyan—were recovered. According to the Ministry, the search operation is still underway to recover Ruben Mnatsakanyan’s body. An investigation has also been launched by the Ministry, to find out the details about the accident.

The Ministry also expressed its grief and offered condolences to servicemen’s family, friends, and fellow soldiers.

4 Comments

  1. Regretfully, over the past several years i have harbored so much mistrust of the news coming from Armenian official sources that I cannot dismiss from my mind the possibility of a foul play. Was the vehicle catapulted into a reservoir that happens to be near their military unit? Did the military use a road that passed by the reservoir? What were those three servicemen doing with, presumably a military vehicle, next to a reservoir? Had they gone there to catch fish? Were they on authorized leave? Were they on a routine patrolling of the area for security purposes? The rudimentary of reporting is not presented other than the reporting of a “tragic vehicle accident” that caused the drowning of three servicemen in reservoir.

  2. Why are Armenian and Artsakhi soldiers not learning to swim at the beginning of their two year service !It takes one or two days to learn swimming !!!

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