In 2022, at least 50 deaths of military personnel in the sky were recorded in the Armed Forces of Armenia, the Vanadzor office of the Helsinki Civil Assembly reports.
according to the official version, among the causes of death, health problems (17 cases), accident (17), suicide (6), murder (6 cases, 2 of them were intentional, 1 – a consequence of a violation of the rules for handling weapons, were indicated 1 – under unidentified circumstances, 2 – as a result of violation of the rules of the combat service, an accident – 2 (burning in a fire, electric shock, drowning), violation of the rules for handling weapons, ammunition, dangerous substances – 1 case undermining – 1.
another 14 military personnel (different incidents) died as a result of violation of the ceasefire.
According to official figures, from September 13 to 15, 221 Armenian soldiers died as a result of the September escalation, three are still considered missing.
As the human rights organization notes, not counting the September battles, last year 64 cases of death were recorded in the Armenian army, 50 of which are in the sky, 14 – as a result of violation of the ceasefire.
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Official messages were distributed in connection with 30 of 64 cases (47%), the data on 4 more distributed the media about 4 cases (5%) of the widespread media outlets confirmed by the Ministry of Defense and the Prosecutor General of Armenia, however, an official message about these incidents never did. There were no information regarding 27 cases (42%).
In 2021, 76 deaths of military personnel were recorded, 54 of them in the sky, 19 as a result of violation of the ceasefire; The number of cases qualified as suicide was 9 (in 2022 – 6), killings – 11 (in 2022 – 6).