Azerbaijani subversive groups attempted to penetrate into the combat positions of the NKR Defense Army in the area of Jraberd, the northeast of contact line of the Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces, overnight, according to the Arstakh Defense Ministry. The attempts of subversive action were prevented. Junior Sergeant Armen Hovhannissyan was killed in the crossfire. Investigation is underway.
The NKR Defense Ministry shares the grief of Armen Hovhannisyan's family and expresses support to his family and comrades, the source reported.