The Azerbaijani side on Wednesday handed Armenian military serviceman Andranik Grigoryan over to the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR).

The handover was conducted by the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mission in Nagorno-Karabakh, and nearby the Bash-Karvend settlement.

NKR Defense Army conscript, Private Andranik Grigoryan (born in 1991), had crossed over to the adversary’s side on March 22, leaving weapons and ammunition behind on the line of duty.

On the next day, Azerbaijani websites violated international humanitarian law and released footage of Grigoryan’s “crossing over” and subsequent “interview.” The NKR Defense Army, however, released a statement noting that the said footage was fully staged.