The Azerbaijani authorities have released an Armenian contract serviceman who ended up in an Azerbaijani-held area early on Tuesday, the Armenian Defense Ministry said, Panorama.am reports.
The soldier, identified as A. Katanyan, lost his way and accidentally crossed into Azerbaijani-controlled territory due to heavy fog.
The soldier was returned to the Armenian side in the early hours of Wednesday morning and is now in Stepanakert.