On February 8, at about 2:15 pm, a soldier of the NKR Defense Army, Hayk Hakobyan, born in 1999 died in Stepanakert's central military hospital because of illness.
An investigation is underway to determine the details of the incident.
The Artsakh Republic Defense Ministry shares the grief of loss and expresses its support to the family members, relatives and fellow servicemen of the deceased soldier.