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A soldier of the Azerbaijani army was wounded in the shoulder, APA reports.

The incident took place on December 3 in Martuni direction. APA reports that Rashad Ogtay Mammadov was allegedly injured by Armenian fire. He was drafted from Goranboy Region Military Commissariat. The soldier was hospitalized.

Azerbaijan often lays the blame for its army losses on the Armenian side, while indeed Azerbaijani soldiers are often killed by their co-servicemen or die from other causes.

According to Azerbaijani military expert Uzeir Jafarov, the rate of non-combat losses in the Azerbaijani army has increased abruptly this year. This year non-combat casualties are many times higher than last year.

The number of fatalities and death rate in the Azerbaijani army have increased abruptly this year. Azerbaijan has registered already 90 military deaths this year, of which 76 are non-combat deaths. 16 Azerbaijani soldiers were killed by their co-servicemen, 13 died as a result of accidents, 13 died in road accidents, 12 died of diseases, 12 committed suicide. 9 Azerbaijani servicemen died under unknown circumstances. 92 Azerbaijani soldiers were injured this year.