1 Apr 2016 16:27

Karabakh soldier killed on contact line by Azeri forces

YEREVAN. April 1 (Interfax) - A serviceman from the defense army of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh republic (NKR) has been killed after coming under fire opened by the Azeri armed forces, the NKR defense ministry reported on Friday.

The incident occurred in the northern sector of the contact line between Karabakh and Azeri forces on Friday afternoon, it said.

The serviceman has been identified as Vladimir Melkonian, 20.