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Regular exercises of reservists with participation of 435 people will start in Armenia on April 15
Regular military exercises of reservists comprising 435 people will be held in Armenia from April 15 to July 15, according to a decision approved by the government today. YEREVAN, March 14. /ARKA/. Regular military exercises of reservists comprising 435 people will be held in ...
03/14/2024Armenia to hold regular training camps for reservists
Regular training camps for reservists will be held in Armenia from April 1 to June 28. A corresponding decision was made by the government on Thursday. YEREVAN, February 29. /ARKA/. Regular training camps for reservists will be held in Armenia from April 1 to June 28. A ...
02/29/2024Reservist killed by fire at one of Armenia's combat posts
... reservist Artur Grigoryan (born in 1985) died on February 6 at around 13:20 as a result of a fire that broke out under unknown circumstances in a small dwelling located near the combat position of a military unit, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported. The fire was localized and extinguished. There are no other casualties. An investigation is underway to fully clarify the circumstances of the incident, the ministry said. Armenian privates, officers and warrant officers registered as first and second order reservists are called up for 2.5 month-log regular training and drills. According to a government decision, the reservists are considered military personnel for the entire period of their participation in training assemblies. -0-
02/07/2024Training camps for reservists will be held in Armenia from January 23 to April 12
Privates, officers and warrant officers registered as first and second order reservists will be called up for training and drills, the Armenian government decided today. The assembly will be held from January 23 to April 12, 2024. YEREVAN, December 21. /ARKA/. Privates, officers and warrant officers registered as first ...
12/21/2023Pashinyan says large-scale reforms underway in Armenian Armed Forces
... Pashinyan said that the reforms are being implemented taking into account the international experience. He recalled the recently the government introduced 24-day training camps, one of the goals of which is to follow the Swiss model. Under this model, reservists periodically participate in 24-day training camps aimed at learning minimum military skills. --0--
11/24/2023Armenian Defense Ministry develops new concept of territorial and local defense – Papikyan
... developed a new concept of territorial and local defense. New legal acts will be developed, which will be discussed in parliament," the minister said. According to Papikyan, the authorities are doing their best to train, integrate and localize reservists by holding trainings in the areas where they will have to defend the territorial integrity of their country, if necessary. -0-
05/04/2023Armenian government approves call-up of 3,281 army reservists
The Armenian government has approved today the 25-day call-up of 3,281 army reservists, including 232 officers. YEREVAN, February 2. /ARKA/. The Armenian government has approved today the 25-day call-up of 3,281 army reservists, including 232 officers. According to the government, the goal of call-up is to strengthen reservists’ ...
02/02/2023Two non-combat deaths reported in Armenian armed forces in one week
... examination was ordered to determine the cause of death. It was the second non-combat death in Armenian armed forces reported during one week. Earlier, on August 4, Atom Harutyunyan (born in 1978), who was called up for a three-month training camp of reservists, was reported to have died in his sleep. In another incident, an Armenian armed forces serviceman Nver Gevorgyan (born in 2002), was wounded on August 6 by an Azerbaijani sniper in a combat position located in the eastern part of the Armenian-Azerbaijani ...
08/08/2022Armenia to draft 1,444 reservists for three-month training
The Armenian government decided today to draft 1,444 army reservists for three-month training beginning on August 1 and ending on October 30. YEREVAN, June 23, /ARKA/. The Armenian government decided today to draft 1,444 army reservists for three-month training beginning on August 1 and ending on October ...
06/23/2022Armenian defense ministry announces third three-month training assemblies for reservists
... engineering specialization. This is the third training assemblies of reserve officers in Armenia in recent months. The previous two were held last year from August 25 to November 25, and from September 15 to December 15. According to the decision, all the reservists participating in training assemblies will enjoy all benefits of military personnel and will keep their civilian jobs by law, while being paid for each month of training.--0--
01/13/2022Chief of staff of armed forces meets top army brass to look into situation on border
... Armenian-Azerbaijani border asking his subordinates to pay special attention to such current issues as raising the combat readiness of the troops, organization of service in winter conditions and winter conscription. He also touched upon the three-month training of reservists and praised the process and the results. On November 16 Azerbaijani forces attempted to break through the Armenia’s state border before being repelled by Armenian troops. The Armenian Defense Ministry said November 17 morning that the enemy ...
11/22/2021Armenian army reservist dies due to breach of combat duty rules
... located in the southeast of Armenia. The reservist was identified as Mkrtich Hovakimyan, born in 1978. The ministry said an investigation was underway to clarify all the circumstances of the incident. The Armenian Defense Ministry said earlier that reservists drafted for training assemblies will enjoy all benefits of military personnel and will keep their civilian jobs and will also be paid for each month of training. It said that in the course of the planned training drafted reservists may also ...
09/14/2021Another training camp announced for Armenian reservists
... officers will be held in Armenia from September 15 to December 15, the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry said. The first one was announced on August 25. It said the purpose of the training camp is to retrain and improve the combat skills of reservists with higher education. The ministry said if necessary, the reservists will be involved in combat duty. During this period, the reservists will be considered military personnel and will be entitled to all types of allowances and social benefits ...
09/07/2021Armenian, Russian military to discuss reform of Armenian armed forces
... country’s armed forces will undergo a major reform in cooperation with the Russian armed forces. The reform will see structural changes in the system of the country’s defense and a reduction in mandatory military service term. In particular, army reservists will have two- or three-month training every five years. The reform also provides for a change in the organization of the educational process, the purchase of military equipment, but there will be no yet transition to a 100% professional army....
09/03/2021Armenia may cut period of mandatory military service
... reforms and opportunities of the 21st century can provide the knowledge and skills that the military personnel receive now during 2 years in a shorter period of time," he said. Grigoryan also added that the number of three-month training camps for reservists was increased. About 2,000 Armenian army reservists were drafted for three-month training camps on August 25. According to the Armenian Defense Ministry, all of them will enjoy all benefits of military personnel and will keep their civilian ...
08/30/2021Armenian defense ministry announces three-month training camp for privates, warrant and reserve officers
... for privates, warrant officers and reserve officers will be held in Armenia from August 25 to November 25, the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry said. It said the purpose of the training camp is to retrain and improve the combat skills of reservists. The ministry said if necessary, the reservists will be involved in combat duty. During this period, the reservists will be considered military personnel and will be entitled to all types of allowances and social benefits established for military ...
08/20/2021Wounded Armenian citizens will receive one-time 500,000 dram assistance
... Mesrop Arakelyan said this decision does not apply to those servicemen who were granted 1 and 2 category disability, who are eligible to monthly financial assistance. “The citizens eligible to 500,000 dram assistance are not only conscripts, but also reservists, volunteers and others who were wounded and underwent treatment in military and civilian hospitals for some time,” Arakelyan said. According to the minister, the assistance will become available within 10 days. Applications can be sent electronically....
01/27/2021Three servicemen wounded in Azerbaijani attack on Karabakh army combat post
..., Azerbaijani troops attempted an attack in the direction of one of the combat posts located in the southern direction of the Defense Army of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), the Artsakh Ministry of Defense reported. “As a result of the shooting, three reservists received wounds of varying severity. Nothing threatens their lives. An investigation is underway to find out the details of the incident,” the Artsakh Defense Ministry said. At the same time, it noted that Azerbaijani media reports alleging ...
12/12/2020Armenian Office of Prosecutor General asks NSS and Police to take measures against illegal arms trafficking and stemming crimes
Providing a large number of people (volunteers and reservists) with various types of weapons and ammunition to join the armed forces of Nagorno-Karabakh to defend it from the Azerbaijani-Turkish aggression has created a serious threat after the end of hostilities, Armenian Office of Prosecutor General ...
12/07/2020Armenia's Special Investigative Service launches criminal case against former defense minister of Nagorno-Karabakh
... said the investigation is underway. Speaking at the press conference, Hakobyan claimed that three days after the outbreak of the war on September 27 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stopped the reinforcement of Karabakh Armenian army units with reservists drafted as part of a military mobilization. Hakobyan also criticized Armenia’s leadership for purchase of Russian Su-30SM fighter jets and second-hand air-defense systems, saying that none of them proved useful in the latest war. -0-
11/21/2020Armenian defense ministry responds to former military official's allegations and reminds about criminal liability for disclosure of state secrets
... the territorial divisions, completed short preliminary training courses in various training units and went to the frontline. "Moreover, in parallel with the replenishment of troops, the organization of completely new military units, consisting of reservists, was also carried out. A lot of reports about this whole process were prepared by a variety of media and periodically broadcast on television," the defense ministry stressed. About the allegation of 100% false information from the ministry ...
11/20/2020The new law entitles families of captives and POW to receiving their pays and allowances
... as reserve personnel of the authorized state body. "However, there are gaps in the legislation that do not allow captives of POW to continue receiving pays and allowances," Hayrapetyan said. He noted that if servicemen (contract soldiers, reservists) are captured during hostilities or military service in general and it is not the result of illegal actions (that is, they did not voluntarily leave their positions or the military unit), then their families for the entire period of their captivity ...
11/19/2020Artsakh president: Artsakh was 'sold' by the whole nation (video)
... acute shortage of human resources. “I don’t want to say how many people joined, but we left the army, 18-year-old guys alone. There were many volunteers - some honestly completed their tasks until the last, and some did not last a day. Some of the reservists stayed for a few hours, some for a few days. Who sold the land? We sold it. We betrayed our soldiers, our 18-year-old children. All together betrayed. Don't look for traitors,' he stressed. The Artsakh President noted that those politicians ...
11/11/2020Enemy armed forces’ attempted attack in eastern direction foiled
... am using armored vehicles, Artsakh defense ministry reports. “Thanks to the competent actions of the Defense Army units and reservists, the enemy, leaving 1 armored vehicle, 1 truck and a large number of manpower on the battlefield, retreated,” the ... ... and 142 wounded in Artsakh. Since the beginning of the war, there have been three attempts to establish a humanitarian ceasefire. All three agreements, which were reached on October 10 through the mediation of the Russian Federation, on October 17 through ...
11/05/2020Armenia is creating militia
... brigades and battalions. The militia will be led by the Chief of the General Staff through the special headquarters. The militia will be formed on a voluntary basis and from citizens who are not subject to mobilization, who are not included in the lists of reservists or who are recognized as unfit for military service. Contracts will be concluded with the militias, they will be given weapons, military uniforms, after which they are dispatched to positions. -0-
10/28/2020Artsakh defense ministry publishes names of another 36 soldiers killed in repelling Azerbaijani-Turkish aggression
... 24. /ARKA/. The Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Ministry of Defense has published the names of another 36 Armenian servicemen and reservists who died in repelling the aggression of Azerbaijan. Since the morning of September 27, when Azerbaijan attacked Artsakh ... ... wounded. Azerbaijani shelling have also killed 38 civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh and another 118 have been wounded. Azerbaijani fire has also destroyed and damaged 7,800 real estate objects. Azerbaijan twice breached Russia-brokered truce. Intense hostilities ...
10/24/2020One of most difficult battles – Armenian defense ministry spokesman presents situation on Artsakh frontline
... enemy back, inflicting significant losses on him. Thanks to the united, joint, brilliant and heroic actions of the regular army, reservists and militias, it was possible to stop the offensive actions of the enemy,” Hovhannisyan said. He pointed out that ... ... Mnatsakanyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, with the mediation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, an agreement was reached on a ceasefire from 12:00 on October 10 for humanitarian purposes for the exchange of prisoners of war and the bodies of the dead. Armenia ...
10/13/2020Azerbaijan, together with Turkey, trying to re-create military tension in region
... Azerbaijan today provokes a war and, in addition to provocations, it conducts very active preparatory work, including training of reservists, "Abovyan said. In addition, he said, for the first time, Turkey does not rule out or avoids direct indication ... ... Some 30,000 people were killed in this war and about one million people fled their homes. On May 12, 1994, the Bishkek cease-fire agreement put an end to the military operations. Since 1992, talks brokered by OSCE Minsk Group are being held over peaceful ...
09/22/2020President of Armenia participates in Republic Day festivities, hands highest state decorations posthumously to modern day heroes
On the occasion of the Republic Day, marked in Armenia on May 28, President Serzh Sargsyan handed to the family members of the servicemen who died in year 2016 in combat and non-combat conditions, volunteers, members of the home guard and reservists the highest state decorations which have been awarded posthumously to the modern day heroes who fell valiantly while executing their patriotic duties. YEREVAN, May 30. /ARKA/. On the occasion of the Republic Day, marked in Armenia on ...
05/30/201692 killed on Karabakh side in Azerbaijan’s military campaign
... Azerbaijan's recent assaults. YEREVAN, April 14. /ARKA/. Armenia’s defense ministry has released information about the Karabakh side's death toll in Azerbaijan's recent assaults. According to the press release, 64 servicemen and 17 militiamen and reservists were killed in direct fighting. Of them, 15 were officers, other 15 were contract servicemen, 34 conscripts, 11 militiamen and two reservists. One officer, Captain Argishti Gaboyan, is missing. Besides, 9 servicemen, 2 militiamen and 4 civilians ...
04/14/2016Army evadors to pay 2.7bln amd to Armenia’s state budget
... Under the decisions, as of December 5, the evadors paid fines totaling 2.7bln AMD,” he said. Nazaryan reported that the law is applied to the persons that had evaded conscription since 1992 and reached the age of 27 by October 21, 2007, (35 for reservists). Nazaryan said that, after the fines have been paid, all the documents are sent to the relevant agencies for criminal cases to be dismissed. He pointed out that the agencies have not yet raised any objections to the law. According to Nazaryan,...
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