Armenian Defense Ministry on Capture of Its Officer (UPDATED)
Baku / 23.08.10 / Turan: Officer Gurgen Alaverdyan got lost and disappeared while checking the forward posts. It happened at 19:30 on Saturday. This was reported by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Defense, which claims that there was no sabotage.
According to the press secretary of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia Shushan Stepanyan, on August 22 at 19:30, in order to check the combat strongpoint, officer Gurgen Alaverdyan got lost and disappeared due to unfavorable weather conditions - search operations are currently underway. -0-
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2020 August 23 (Sunday) 22:11:35
The commander of the sabotage-reconnaissance group of the armed forces of Armenia taken prisoner
Baku/23.08.20/Turan: On August 23 at about 05:45, the sabotage-reconnaissance group of the Armenian armed forces made an attempt to commit a provocation in the direction of the Goranboy district of the front.
As a result of the resolute actions of the units of the Azerbaijan Army stationed in this direction, the enemy, suffering losses, was forced to retreat.
During the battle, the commander of the Armenian sabotage group, according to the initial interrogation, First Lieutenant Gurgin Alberyan was taken prisoner.
We declare once again that the military-political leadership of Armenia bear all responsibility for the aggravation of the situation at the front. (https://mod.gov.az/en/news/the-commander-of-the-sabotage-reconnaissance-group-of-the-armed-forces-of-armenia-taken-prisoner-31949.html)/ -0-
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