YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS. Conscript Mher H. Hakobyan (born in 1990) received a lethal gunshot wound from the rival’s bullet in the military position located in the southern direction of the line of contact of the Karabakh-Azerbaijani opposing armies. The incident occurred on September 18 at around 09:15 o’clock. The Press Service of the Ministry of Defense of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic informed “Armenpress” that an investigation has been launched to reveal the details of the incident.

The Ministry of Defense of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic shares the grief of the heavy loss and expresses its support to the family members, relatives and colleagues of Mher H. Hakobyan.