The parents of the Armenian contract soldier Karen Grigoryan, who was killed by the Azerbaijani sniper fire Friday, live in Kazakhstan. Karen’s relatives told the aforementioned to Armenian News – NEWS.am.  

Karen Grigoryan, 20, lived with his uncle; his elder brother and sister reside with their parents in Kazakhstan. Karen will be laid to rest a day later so that his parents manage to arrive in Armenia.  

The soldier was from Masis town of Armenia’s Ararat province.

As reported earlier, Defense Army serviceman Grigoryan, was fatally wounded on Friday at around 8:40pm, at a military foothold of a Defense Army unit located in an easterly direction, and as a result of sniper fire by Azerbaijan.

According to the decree signed by Karabakh President Bako Sahakyan, serviceman Karen Grigoryan of the NKR Defense Army has been posthumously awarded the Medal for Service in Battle in recognition of his bravery shown during the defense of Artsakh’s state border.