STEPANAKERT.- According to preliminary data, Defense Army soldiers Aram Khachatryan (born in 1998) and Hrach Avetisyan(born in 1997) received fatal gunshot wounds as a result of violating the rules of arms use on Friday, Karabakh Defense Army reported.

An investigation is underway.

The Karabakh defense ministry shares the grief of the loss and extends its support to the family, relatives and co-servicemen of the soldiers.