YEREVAN. – Armenian serviceman Harut Hakobyan, who was today killed as a result of shelling by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, was from Avshar village of Armenia’s Ararat province.

According to the sources of Armenian News – NEWS.am, Hakobyan lived with his mother, elder sister and brother. His father died several years ago. Hakobyan’s mother is a farmer.

Harut Hakobyan was recruited on July 3, 2015.

The Azerbaijani Armed Forces shelled at one of the north-eastern protection areas of the NKR Defense Army unit today at about 5:30 p.m. The fire was opened from Turkish-made TR-107 reactive rocket propelled howitzers. Consequently, NKR Defense Army soldiers Norayr Mikayel Khacatryan (b. 1995), Robert Suren Mkrtchyan (b. 1995), Harut Maxim Hakobyan (b. 1997) and Karen Gevorg Shahinyan (b. 1997) died from shrapnel wounds. There are also wounded.