A soldier from the self-styled Defence Army of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) was fatally wounded yesterday (26 July) at 22:26. Though the full circumstances of the incident are yet unclear, News.am and other agencies are reporting that Private Sargis Jirayr Grigoryan (born 2002) shot himself in the left side of the chest.
The Ministry of Defence of the self-proclaimed NKR confirmed that an investigation is currently underway to reveal the full details of the incident, extending its condolences to the family members, relatives and colleagues of the deceased serviceman.