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Officer killed in one of Armenian units

1 July 2015 16:46 (UTC+04:00)
Officer killed in one of Armenian units

An officer was killed in one of the military units deployed in the northeast of Armenia, Armenian News reported.

Lieutenant Mavrik Melikyan with a gunshot wound was found on the territory of the military unit, the ministry said.

On the way to the hospital Melikyan died. An investigation is underway.

The increasing number of soldier deaths has unavoidably triggered public concern and angered the families of the deceased conscripts.

Poor relations among soldiers and officers in the Armenian army have already turned into a driving factor behind servicemen's deaths in non-combat conditions. Officers' willful treatment of soldiers, the humiliations they continue to bare on them have often resulted in armed incidents that ultimately claim the lives of servicemen.

Armenian army is reportedly deemed as the weakest army in the region. The latest 2014 report of Global Firepower Index, which provides world military strength rankings, didn't even include Armenia into its 106-country list. Armenia's neighbors Russia ranked the second, Turkey was the eighth, Azerbaijan was the 50th and Georgia was the 64th in the report .

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