Retired Major General Alexander Vasyak has died, military expert Uzeyir Jafarov told APA..

Vasyak died in Kaluga, Russia after a long illness. General A. Vasyak has served in various positions in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces for many years.

Ü. Jafarov noted that in the first years of the Karabakh war, General Vasyak took an active part in the management of combat operations in various directions of the frontline as a representative of the high command of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces against Armenian units. Later, Vasyak lived in Ukraine after his discharge from the army. The current Minister of Defense, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov, summoned him to Baku and appointed him head of the Internal Security Department of the Ministry.

Earlier, Vasyak was discharged from the army and this time went to his family in Kaluga, Russia. Today, he died of a serious illness. General A. Vasyak’s wife also confirmed the news of his death. “

Ü. Jafarov said that the body of General Vasyak will be brought to Baku tomorrow and he will be sent to his last home by the Defense Ministry. “The funeral is scheduled for November 23. A funeral commission has been set up under the leadership of General E. Khalilov, a Defense Ministry official,” the military expert added.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency