A 21-year-old soldier of the Artsakh Defense Army has died on March 26 after sustaining a fatal gunshot wound in circumstances that are yet to be determined, the Defense Ministry of Artsakh said in a news release.

Ara Arakelyan, a conscripted serviceman, died on-duty around 18:40 Tuesday in a military base stationed in the north-eastern direction.

The Ministry of Defense of Artsakh extended condolences to the family of the soldier.