YEREVAN. – Vahan Tatosyan, the Armenian contract soldier who received a gunshot wound Monday from Azerbaijani shooting, died on the way to a hospital.

At around 9:50am, Tatosyan sustained a gunshot wound in the stomach as a result of a shot fired from the adversary's combat position in the direction of an Armenian combat position, Armenian News-NEWS.am has learned from the Investigative Committee of Armenia.

The senior non-commissioned officer died en route to the Ararat city medical center.

A criminal case has been filed, and an investigation is underway in connection with this incident.