25/02/2021 08:40
Armenian military official sacked after commenting on PM’s statement about Iskander
Armenia’s President Armen Sarkissian signed a decree releasing Tiran Khachatryan from the post of first deputy head of the Chief of Staff of Armenia’s Armed Forces with the proposal of PM Nikol Pashinyan.
On Wednesday Yerevan.Today asked Khachatryan to comment on Pashinyan’s statement about Iskander.
In response Khachatryan laughed and said that it is not serious and impossible.
The Ministry of Defense released a statement explaining that the military official was not laughing on the words of the premier but on the assessment of General Movses Hakobyan [ex-military official] that it is possible. MOD also said the reported has not presented the whole conversation.
In his interview Armenia's PM said the Iskander missiles did not explode or exploded by 10%.