STEPANAKERT, NKR (A.W.)—Armenian serviceman Vahagn Virabyan (b. 1997) was killed by Azerbaijani fire on Oct. 15. Virabyan was killed on the southern direction of the Nagorno-Karabagh (Artsakh/NKR) Line of Contact (LoC) at around 8:40 a.m. according to a press statement released by the NKR Defense Ministry.
(Photo: NKR Defense Ministry)
The report also indicated that an investigation into Virabyan’s death has been launched by the ministry.
Virabyan’s death comes four days after another Armenian serviceman, Sanasar Grigoryan (b. 1989), was killed by Azerbaijani fire on Oct. 11. Grigoryan was killed on the eastern direction of the NKR LoC.
Four days before Grigoryan’s death, on Oct. 7, Armenian serviceman Hayk Hambardzumyan (b. 1996) sustained a gunshot wound in his chest while serving on the NKR LoC. On Oct. 10, Hambardzumyan was transferred from the Stepanakert Military Hospital to Yerevan by helicopter, where he remains in serious but stable condition.
Three weeks ago, another Armenian serviceman, Sevak Khachatryan (b. 1997) was killed on morning of Sept. 25. According to a statement released by the NKR Defense Ministry, Khachatryan received a fatal gunshot wound at around 10:40 a.m. on Sept. 25, after Azerbaijani troops committed over 50 ceasefire violations, firing around 600 shots towards Armenian positions using various caliber firearms.
Source: Armenian Weekly
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