STEPANAKERT. – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), or Artsakh, President Bako Sahakyan on Wednesday signed a decree on posthumously awarding Junior Sergeant Artur Ohanjanyan with the “For Service in Battle” medal

Ohanjanyan was honored with this award for his bravery in defending the NKR state borders, informed the Central Information Department of the Office of the NKR President.

As reported earlier, military serviceman Artur Ohanjanyan (born in 1994) on Tuesday sustained a fatal firearm wound from a bullet fired by the adversary. 

Ohanjanyan died at the military base of the protection area of an NKR Defense Army unit which is stationed in the southerly direction of the Line of Contact between the Karabakh-Azerbaijani opposing forces.

An investigation is underway to find out the details of the incident