As a result of violation of the rules for using weapons a soldier of NKR Defense Army, Hovhannes Harutyunyan, born in 1997, died, the press service of Defense Ministry of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic informs.
The incident occurred on the eve, at about 5:30 p.m. on the defensive parts of one of the military units deployed in the southern direction of the contact line, Novosti-Armenia reports.
Investigation is underway to determine the circumstances of the incident.
NKR Defense Army shares the grief of the irreparable loss and conveys its support to the soldier’s family, relatives and fellow soldiers