On June 18, another resident of Chinar village, Tavush region of Armenia, Rafik Soghoyan, 50, was killed by an Azeri sniper from a height controlled by the Azeri side, the RA Defense Ministry's press office said.

Earlier that day, Chinar-native Levon Petrosyan, 21, was shot in a firing commenced by the Azeri side. The young man died on the way to hospital.