One Armenian serviceman was killed and another was wounded after Azerbaijani forces opened fire at Armenian combat positions on Monday afternoon, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
One Armenian Soldier Killed, Another Wounded in Azerbaijani Shooting – Defense Ministry
STEPANAKERT, MARCH 7, ARTSAKHPRESS: “On March 7, around 12:40, the units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened targeted fire in the direction of the Armenian military positions deployed at the western section of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, as a result of which two Armenian servicemen were wounded. One of them, a contractual serviceman of a military base of the Armenian Ministry of Defense, Sergeant Hrach A. Manasaryan, died while being transported to a hospital. The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia shares the grief of loss and expresses support to the family, friends and comrades of the fallen serviceman,” the Ministry of Defense of Armenia said, adding that the other wounded serviceman is in non-life threatening condition.
