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Two Artsakh Soldiers Severely Injured in Landmine Explosion

STEPANAKERT, Artsakh (A.W.)—Two Artsakh Army servicemen were injured in a landmine explosion on Monday and are being treated in Yerevan’s Military Hospital.

Two Artsakh Army servicemen were injured in a landmine explosion on Monday and are being treated in Yerevan’s Military Hospital

According to a News.am report, the servicemen—one N. Marukyan and an unnamed soldier—each had a leg amputated as a result of the landmine explosion. No further details have been released.

The injuries came a day after Artsakh Army serviceman Vatche Chilingaryan (b. 1998) was killed by Azerbaijani sniper fire and two days after serviceman Mher Ziroyan (b. 1992) died as a result of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.

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#1 Comment By pseudospectral On January 9, 2018 @ 12:36 pm

4 casualties in 3 days. For what? The Artsakh army better be taking notes and learning lessons as this is unacceptable. I just hope it is not a consequence of systemic problems in the army.