In Turkmenistan, 18 servicemen were killed in unknown circumstances, Adyrna reports, citing RFE / RL's Turkmen Service.
Relatives of about 20 soldiers were told they had died in a car crash near Ashgabat. However, RFE / RL's Kazakh Service has questioned the validity of the report. According to them, the situation in Afghanistan may be involved.
On July 18, the bodies of 6 servicemen were delivered to their relatives by KAMAZ truck. The corpses were placed in a closed coffin. The bodies of the servicemen were sent to Lebap not from Ashgabat, but from Mari, which borders Afghanistan.A source close to the Defense Ministry said the military's casualties were 18 people. Among them were a major and a senior lieutenant. Both are from the Lebap region. Most of the dead came from Mari and Dashoguz oblasts.
National portal "Adyrna"