June 16 morning, a soldier of the NKR Defense Army, Anushavan Kirakosyan, was killed while on combat duty in the eastern section of the contact line between the Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed force.

Spokesman for NKR Defense Ministry Senor Hasratyan confirmed the information for NEWS.am.

The NKR Defense Army took retaliatory measures.

According to the NKR Defense Ministry, cease-fire violations by the Azerbaijani side were also registered June 17 night. The enemy sniped at the Karabakh positions in Megdili, Ashag, Abdurahmanli, Kengerli and Tagibeyli.

The NKR Defense Army took actions to silence the enemy.