The Armenian Defense Ministry reported the death of a soldier.

The body of serviceman David Manukyan was found in a military unit of the Armenian Ministry of Defense.

On February 7, the body of David Manukyan, a contract serviceman, was discovered in a military unit of the Armenian Ministry of Defense, the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defense reported today.

An investigation is underway to fully clarify the circumstances of the incident.

A criminal case has been opened in Armenia in connection with the death of contract serviceman David Manukyan. A preliminary investigation is underway to clarify the circumstances of the incident, reports News.Am.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," the body of serviceman Smbat Kirakosyan with a gunshot wound was found on December 12, the Armenian Ministry of Defense reported. He committed suicide, the Investigative Committee of Armenia stated.

It should be recalled that the share of non-combat casualties among deaths of Armenian military personnel has increased to 90%, human rights activists stated in October 2024. They called on the state to pay more attention to the prevention of crimes and suicides in the army.

The increase in non-combat casualties among military personnel has repeatedly raised questions for the Armenian authorities. The authorities and the ombudsman should address the problem of deaths of military personnel in peacetime, the parents of the fallen soldiers stated in November 2023.

In February 2022, participants in a discussion in Yerevan stated that the increase in the number of non-combat casualties in military units indicates systemic problems in the Armenian army. At the same time, according to them, the authorities refuse to involve civil society activists in solving the problem.

Two years earlier, in February 2020, human rights activists stated that the principles of a criminal environment and a climate of impunity had taken root in the Armenian armed forces, which contribute to hazing.

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