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.
