The Artsakh Ministry of Defense reports that a soldier died yesterday at a defensive military outpost from a fatal gunshot wound.

The ministry does not specify how the soldier, identified as Albert Safaryan, was shot. An investigation is underway.

On February 14, the Artsakh Defense Army reported that Junior Sergeant Arman Osipyan died from gunshot wounds. Hours later, the military investigative branch of Armenia's Investigative Committee reported that Osipyan died as a result of violating sentry duty protocol.

Osipyan’s negligent death followed that of soldier Tigran Simonyan on February 10. Two days later, a senior lieutenant serving at the same military base as Simonyan was arrested for violating sentry duty protocol.