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Russian Officer Dies in Car Crash in Armenia
00:38 03/06/2013
Tags: Gyumri, Armenia
YEREVAN, June 3 (RIA Novosti) - An officer stationed at a Russian
military base in Armenia died in a car accident on Sunday, Armenia's
emergencies ministry reported.
The accident occurred in the city of Gyumri where Russia's 102nd
military base is located. According to local media, a BMW sedan
swerved from the road and turned over.
`The victim of the accident, Senior Lieutenant Atavin, who served at
the base headquarters, died on the way to the hospital from sustained
injuries,' the ministry said in a statement.
Police is investigating the circumstances of the accident, the statement said.
The Gyumri base, near Armenia's border with Turkey, is part of the
post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States air defense system and
is home to 5,000 personnel, S-300 air defense systems and Mikoyan
MiG-29 fighters.
In 2010, Russia and Armenia signed amendments to a 1995 bilateral
treaty, extending Russia's use of the 102nd base through 2044.
00:38 03/06/2013
Tags: Gyumri, Armenia
YEREVAN, June 3 (RIA Novosti) - An officer stationed at a Russian
military base in Armenia died in a car accident on Sunday, Armenia's
emergencies ministry reported.
The accident occurred in the city of Gyumri where Russia's 102nd
military base is located. According to local media, a BMW sedan
swerved from the road and turned over.
`The victim of the accident, Senior Lieutenant Atavin, who served at
the base headquarters, died on the way to the hospital from sustained
injuries,' the ministry said in a statement.
Police is investigating the circumstances of the accident, the statement said.
The Gyumri base, near Armenia's border with Turkey, is part of the
post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States air defense system and
is home to 5,000 personnel, S-300 air defense systems and Mikoyan
MiG-29 fighters.
In 2010, Russia and Armenia signed amendments to a 1995 bilateral
treaty, extending Russia's use of the 102nd base through 2044.