STEPANAKERT. – Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic/NKR) Defense Army serviceman Grigor Yeghoyan (born in 1998) was mortally wounded, on Thursday at around 9:40am.

The soldier died at the protection area of Defense Army unit, and as a result of shooting by the Azerbaijani armed forces.

An investigation is underway to find out the details of this incident, the NKR Ministry of Defense informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.