The crew of the Russian military helicopter, which was shot down by Azerbaijan in the airspace of Armenia, has been granted state awards, RIA Novosti reported.

By his decree, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the Order of Courage to Senior Lieutenant Vladislav Gryazin, Major Yuri Ishuk (posthumously), and Senior Lieutenant Roman Fedina (posthumously) for their courage, bravery, and self-sacrifice while carrying out their military duties, the Kremlin press service reported.

A Russian military helicopter, which was accompanying a convoy of the 102nd Russian Military Base in Gyumri, Armenia, was shot down Monday 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.