STEPANAKERT. – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR; Artsakh) President Bako Sahakyan on Friday visited the NKR Defense Army servicemen who were wounded while driving back the infiltration attempt by the adversary, and who are recovering at the Central Military Hospital of Artsakh capital city Stepanakert.

Sahakyan asked about the health of these soldiers and also spoke with their relatives, informed the Central Information Department of the Office of the NKR President.

According to the President, the doctors are doing their best to improve the health of the wounded soldiers.

He also stressed that the entire Armenian nation is proud of their heroic soldiers, who continue the deeds of the older generation and selflessly defend the borders of the Motherland.

NKR Defense Minister and Defense Army Commander Movses Hakobyan, and Minister of Health Harutyun Kushkyan accompanied the President during the visit.

As reported earlier, an enhanced team from Azerbaijan’s special military detachment launched an attack, on Thursday at around 8:30am, on the NKR Defense Army positions stationed in a northerly (Gyulistan) direction. 

As a result of the skirmish that lasted about two hours, the Armenian military position holders and the relief forces compelled the adversary to flee. Subsequently, they pursued the said Azerbaijani military team and completely crushed them nearby their own military position.            

Unfortunately, NKR Defense Army servicemen Hakob Khachatryan (born in 1996), Eduard Hayrapetyan (born in 1995), and Arshak Harutyunyan (born in 1995) died and four others were wounded while confronting the adversary.

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan bestowed posthumous awards upon the three fallen soldiers.