Weapons and military outfit, Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo by Alvard Grigoryan for the Caucasian Knot

11 May 2020, 11:33

Soldier of NKR's Defence Army dies

Sasun Margaryan, a soldier of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), has died from a gunshot wound.

According to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), the incident occurred on May 10 at about 6:25 p.m. local time.

"At a combat post in one of the military units located in the eastern section of the Defence Army, Sasun Surenovich Margaryan, born in 2001, received a fatal wound under unclear circumstances," says a statement of the NKR's MoD (translated by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent).

The MoD has noted that the circumstances of the incident will be clarified during the investigation.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on May 11, 2020 at 01:30 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: Alvard Grigoryan Source: CK correspondent

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