Defense Ministry: Armenian service members refuse to fight

Personnel of the Armenian Armed Forces, who have recently suffered heavy blows in various directions of the front, refuse to participate in the fighting.

The press service of the Defense Ministry told Report.

It turned out that Armenia involves villagers in the combat positions since the servicemen of the reserve units of the 543rd Regiment refused to fight in Nagorno-Karabakh. Moreover, residents closed some roads to protest children's participation in the fighting.

Relatives of the service members, who are in the defense zone north of Hadrut and the 5th mountain rifle regiment in Aghdara, urge them to lay down their weapons and retreat. The units also report about shortages of food, fuel, and ammunition.