STEPANAKERT. – Republic of Artsakh Defense Army (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic DA) serviceman Shamkhal Petrosyan (born in 1998) sustained a severe gunshot wound, on Sunday at around 10:35pm.

The soldier was severely wounded at the protection area of a DA military unit, and as a result of a shot fired by the Azerbaijan armed forces.

The Artsakh Ministry of Defense informed Armenian News-NEWS.am that an investigation is underway to find out the details of this incident.