Armen Hovhannisyan buried with military honors

YEREVAN, JANUARY 22, ARMENPRESS: The Junior Sergeant Armen Hovhannisyan, fallen in the result of the attempts of penetration by the Azerbaijani subversive groups on January 19-20 in the directions of the line of contact of the Karabakh-Azerbaijani opposing armies,was buried on January 22 in the Yerablur Pantheonaccompanied by the honorary escort and military orchestra and thousands of people.

The burial service of the hero Junior Sergeant was attended by the Minister of Defense of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan, the Vice Speaker of the National Assembly Eduard Sharmazanov, political and public figures and others.

Previously it was reported that simultaneous attempts of penetration by the Azerbaijani subversive groups were recorded between 23:50 and 00:15 on January 19-20 in the north-eastern (Jraberd) and south-eastern (Korgan) directions of the line of contact of the Karabakh-Azerbaijani opposing armies. The front units of the Armed Forces of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic noticed the actions of the Azerbaijani subversive groups and started an organized defense in both directions. The rival was thrown back suffering palpable human and material losses. Junior Sergeant Armen L. Hovhannisyan died from the wounds he received during the exchange of fire in the north-eastern direction. On 20 January Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree on awarding posthumously NKR Defense Army’s N division's junior sergeant Armen Hovhannisyan with the "For Courage" medal for bravery shown during the defense of the NKR state border. An investigation has been launched to reveal the details of the incident.