Private of the NKR Defense Army Andranik Smbat Musikyan (born in 1997) was fatally wounded in a firing from the Azerbaijani side in the southern direction of the line of contact.
Probe into the details of the incident is under way.
The NKR Defense Ministry shares the sorrow of the heavy loss and expresses condolences to the soldier’s family and friends.
NKR President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree today according to which serviceman of the NKR Defense Army’s N division Andranik Musikyan was posthumously awarded with the “For Service in Battle” medal for bravery shown during the defense of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic state border.
