Armenia`s Ministry of Defense reveals names of pilots killed in  Yak-52 crash  

ArmInfo.The Armenian Ministry of Defense has revealed the names of the pilots who died in the crash  of the Yak-52 training aircraft.

According to the defense department, senior lieutenant Armen  Khachikovich Isakhanyan and cadet Armen Karenovich Khachatryan were  killed as a result of the crash of the training plane.

"The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia expresses  condolences and support to family members, relatives and colleagues  of military personnel," the statement says.

Earlier it became known that a training plane crashed in the Kotayk  region of Armenia, killing two people.  In fact, the Investigative  Committee of Armenia has initiated proceedings, and measures are  underway to clarify all the causes of the plane crash.