Soldier crosses Armenian-Azerbaijani border in unknown circumstances – Defense Ministry
An Armenian soldier ended up in Azerbaijani territory after crossing the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in yet unknown circumstances on Friday, the Armenian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
The conscript, identified as Eduard Martirosov, went missing on his way from the military unit to a combat position. A search and rescue operation was launched immediately.
As a result of the work carried out with the Azerbaijani military through Russia's mediation, it turned out that Martirosov had crossed the border in yet unknown circumstances and was held by Azerbaijani forces.
"All necessary steps are being taken to repatriate private Martirosov," the ministry said, adding an official investigation has been launched into the incident.