At the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: REUTERS/Staff

24 October 2018, 08:31

Soldier wounded in NKR

On October 23, as a result of a shot from Azerbaijani positions, a soldier of the Defence Army was wounded, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has reported.

"At about 12:00 a.m., the soldier-conscript Hayk Sargsyan, born in 1999, was wounded in combat post by an enemy's shot in one of the section of the south-eastern direction of the frontline," the Mod of the NKR has reported in its statement.

The wounded soldier was hospitalized, the "Sputnik-Armenia" reports; his condition is assessed as satisfactory. In order to clarify the circumstances of the incident, an investigation is underway, the "NEWS.am" reports also referring to the information of the MoD of the NKR.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on October 23, 2018 at 08:04 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

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