On the evening of November 17, through the mediation of Deputy Commander of the Southern Military Okrug of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov, the body of a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Armenia — killed during the battles that took place after the provocation of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan on the eastern border of Armenia on Nov. 16 — was transported from Baku to Yerevan via a special flight, as reported the Ministry of Defense of Armenia.

This evening, Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov was received by Minister of Defense of Armenia Suren Papikyan.

During the meeting, the Armenian defense minister provided details about the battles that took place yesterday and reported data on the captured Armenian servicemen.

An agreement was reached to continue the intensive work for the return of the captured servicemen and to find the servicemen who went missing after the battles.