The soldier, who was wounded on January 19 at Yeraskh fighting position, was operated at Ararat Medical Center.

The director of Ararat Medical Center Araik Sardaryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am the soldier was brought to Yerevan.

"We managed to save both his life and his leg. The doctors arrived on time, performed the surgery themselves and took him to a military hospital," he said.

On January 19 at about 10:50 a.m. an Armenian serviceman was wounded by a shot from the Azerbaijani side at the combat position located in the direction of Yeraskh.