Private of the Artsakh Defense Army Narek Harutyunyan (born in 1997) was killed by Azerbaijani fire at about 17:50 on April 24, the Artsakh Defense Ministry reports.
Probe into the details of the incident is underway.
The Defense Army shares the sorrow of the heavy loss and expresses it support to the soldier’s family and friends.
The Azerbaijani side violated the ceasefire more than 50 times on April 24 and overnight, firing over 800 shots in the direction of the Armenian positions.
The rival used sniper rifles in the southeastern and eastern sections of the line oc contact.
The Karabakh forces undertook retaliatory measures to pressure the activeness of the rival.