YEREVAN. – On April 2 Harutyun Badalyan and Arthur Agasyan, servicemen of one of the military bases in the northern part of Nagorno-Karabakh,  in the midst of the Azerbaijani aggression , clashed with a group of  Azerbaijani saboteurs and destroyed them, reports Armenian News - NEWS.am based on the information of the Armenian Defense Ministry press service.

First, Azeris launched a pilotless bomber and began shelling the positions. Around 5:10 p.m. the private Harutyun Badalyan noticed that a sabotage group consisting of 30 people was approaching them , reported the junior sergeant Arthur Agasyan.

One of the saboteurs tried to throw a grenade, but Agasyan noticed that on time. He threw a grenade as well; then shot the saboteur. At the same time Harutyun Badalyan killed two saboteurs with a grenade. Later, Arthur Agasyan wounded the  commander of the saboteurs. The group retreated in panic. Arthur Agasyan is from Martuni (NKR ) , whereas Harutyun Badalyan is from Yerevan . Both of them are awarded with the Battle Cross Order of the second degree.

Arthur Aghasyan Photo by Mediamax