“In comparison with 2006, the death rate has decreased by two times, and it is the lowest since the formation of the army. But we can not say this is a good result, because even one death is a loss for us.”

—  Mikael Harutyunyan

Quoted in 2008 article. [about the death of soldiers, January 2008]

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