NKR army soldier killed in Azeri firing

NKR army soldier killed in Azeri firing

PanARMENIAN.Net - A soldier of the Artsakh Defense Army was killed in Karabakh.

On March 4, serviceman Grigor Shakhkyan (born in 1991) was shot dead at 02:30pm as a result of ceasefire violation by Azerbaijan in the north-eastern part of the line of contact between the NKR and Azerbaijani armed forces (Upper Chaylu).

This is the second border incident provoked by Azerbaijan over the past two days.

On March 3, serviceman Hovhannes Avdalyan was wounded in Azeri firing of Karabakh’s positions.

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