make preferableYEREVAN. – President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, on Saturday awarded the Medal of Bravery to serviceman Dmitri Madyan, who had neutralized the Azerbaijani saboteur during the adversary’s recent sabotage attempt on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.
On the early morning of December 29, 2016, the Azerbaijani troops launched a diversionary infiltration attempt toward the Armenian military positions that are located southeast of Chinari village of Tavush Province of Armenia.
The Armenian armed forces entered into a battle with the adversary, but suffered three casualties: Senior Lieutenant Shavarsh Melikyan, and Privates Edgar Narayan and Erik Abovyan.
Nonetheless, the Azerbaijani troops were driven back, having suffered numerous injuries, but they left behind the dead body of the aforesaid saboteur in the Armenian military positions.
