Armenian military reported 9 service-related deaths in 2025, Prosecutor's Office says

Armenia’s military recorded nine service-related deaths in 2025, the country’s Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Monday.

During an expanded meeting of the Prosecutor General’s Collegium led by Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan, the office reviewed its 2025 activities, including criminal investigations, prosecutions, and state interest protection efforts.

Deputy Prosecutor General and Military Prosecutor Grigor Elizbaryan reported that the Armenian armed forces and other units registered 2,248 incidents in 2025. Of these, 1,027 (45.7%) were accidents and 1,221 (54.3%) were alleged criminal offenses.

Criminal cases decreased by 110 incidents (8.3%) compared with 2024. Serious crimes fell by 49 cases (27.5%), and particularly grave crimes declined by 25 cases (64.1%). No homicides were reported within the armed forces in 2025.

The nine service-related deaths included six conscripts, two conscripts from the State Border Guard of the National Security Service and one reservist.

Financial losses to the state from ongoing and completed investigations totaled 411.7 million drams ($1.1 million), down from 1.48 billion drams in 2024. Pre-trial recoveries reached 108.7 million drams, while court-enforced recoveries added 1.3 million drams.

Military prosecutors filed 943 criminal cases against 1,070 individuals with general jurisdiction courts, up from 905 cases against 1,027 individuals in 2024. Courts concluded 856 cases involving 951 defendants, issuing 708 convictions and sentencing 785 individuals.

In state interest protection, military prosecutors conducted 280 investigations in 2025, documenting 1.43 billion drams in damages to the state, down from 5.68 billion drams in 2024. Recoveries reached 938 million drams, including 924.3 million drams recovered out of court. Recoveries from prior-year investigations totaled 92.2 million drams.

The office also filed 24 lawsuits to recover 4.56 billion drams in damages, compared with 19 lawsuits in 2024.