YEREVAN. – Artsrun Hovhannisyan, the press secretary of the Minister of Defense of Armenia, continues publicizing the photographs of the Armenian military servicemen who have fallen in the recent escalation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Private Rafik Hakobyan, 20, was drafted into the army in 2014. He will be laid to rest on Thursday, in Karmrashen village of Aragatsotn Province in Armenia. 

Private Narek Mkrtchyan was 20 years old. He will be interred on Thursday, in Vorotan village of Syunik Province in Armenia.

Private Sargis Sahakyan was 21 years old. He will be buried on Thursday, in Hrazdan town of Kotayk Province in Armenia.

Private Aram Abrahamyan was 20 years old. He will be laid to rest on Thursday, in Artimet village of Armavir Province in Armenia. 

Private Aramayis Mikaelyan was 20 years old. He will be laid to rest in Etchmiadzin on Thursday

Contract serviceman Vardan Tadevosyan, 26, from Shirak region.

Gagik Melkonyan, 34, warrant officer from Gegharkunik region. 

Major Hayk Torosyan, 31, from Yerevan.

Private Viktor Yuzikhovich, 19, from Gyumri.

Private Gor Kirakosyan, 20, from Armavir region.

Karabakh war veteran Sargis Khalafyan, 49, from Yerevan.

The situation at the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone dramatically escalated in the early morning hours on April 2. From regular shootings and frequent sabotage-reconnaissance attempts, Azerbaijan switched to large-scale attacks all along the Karabakh-Azerbaijan Line of Contact, using a variety of weaponry as well as artillery, armored vehicles, and air force. Both sides have suffered casualties.

As of Tuesday at noon, however, the situation along the Line of Contact between the Karabakh-Azerbaijani opposing forces has been relatively stable.