Artsakh contract serviceman dies in landmine explosion

A contract servicemen of the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Defense Army was fatally wounded in a landmine explosion in a southern military unit late on Monday. 

He was identified as Taron R. Poghosyan, 32. 

A probe has been launched into the circumstances of the tragic incident. 

In an official press release, the Nagorno-Karabakh Ministry of Defense says it shares the heavy grief of the loss, expressing its solidarity to the family and fellow servicemen of the deceased.