YEREVAN, JULY 27, ARMENPRESS. On July 27, at around 01:10, serviceman of the Armenian Armed Forces Ashot Mikayelyan received a fatal gunshot wound from the sniper shot fired by the Azerbaijani side in one of the military positions located in the northern-eastern direction of the Armenian border, the defense ministry told Armenpress.

The defense ministry extends its deepest condolences to the serviceman's family, relatives and co-servicemen.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan