By the decree of Armenia’s President Armen Sarkissian, three helicopter pilots of the Russian Armed Forces have been awarded.

Accordingly, Senior Lieutenant Vladislav Gryazin, Major Yuri Ishuk (posthumously), and Senior Lieutenant Roman Fedin (posthumously) have been awarded the Medal for Combat Service of Armenia for their courage and dedication while performing their military service duties.

On November 9, A Russian military helicopter, which was accompanying a convoy of the 102nd Russian Military Base in Gyumri, Armenia, was shot down in Armenia’s airspace. Two Russian servicemen were killed and another was injured. The helicopter was shot down more than 100 km away from the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) conflict zone. Azerbaijan claimed responsibility for the incident, saying it had "mistakenly" shot down the helicopter, apologized, and expressed readiness to pay compensation to Russia.