18-year-old soldier of Karabakh army Karen Akulyan killed by Azerbaijani sniper bullet
The relative calm in the last two days on the line of contact between the armed forces of Karabakh and Azerbaijan was again broken today by a provocative action of the Azerbaijani side, the press service of Defense Ministry of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic said.
Around 1:00 pm on December 25, 18-year-old Karen Akulyan, a serviceman of the NKR Defense Army, died from a gunshot wound after he was hit by an Azerbaijani sniper’s bullet. The incident happened on a frontline position of a military unit of the NKR Defense Army in the northern direction of the line of contact. An investigation is underway. The Defense Ministry of NKR expresses condolences to the family, friends and fellow servicemen of Karen Akulyan.