Armenian serviceman killed in Nagorno-Karabakh

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22.02.2018, 16:38

The Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) defense ministry said a serviceman, Grigor Egoyan, born in 1998, received a deadly gunshot wound today morning at about 9:40.

Armenian serviceman killed in Nagorno-Karabakh

YEREVAN, February 22. /ARKA/. The Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) defense ministry said a serviceman, Grigor Egoyan, born in 1998, received a deadly gunshot wound today morning at about 9:40.

The ministry said the serviceman was killed by Azerbaijani fire at a defensive position of one of the military units stationed in the northeast direction. The ministry has launched an investigation to find out the circumstances of the incident.

"The Artsakh Defense Ministry shares the bitter grief of the loss and expresses its support to the members of the family of the killed serviceman, his relatives and colleagues," the ministry said.

The press service of the Nagorno-Karabakh president said Grigor Egoyan was posthumously awarded the medal "For Military Merit" for his courage shown in the protection of the state border of the Artsakh Republic. -0-

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