"On September 27, 2020, Sasun Hakobyan - Lieutenant, Commander of the 82 mm Militant Battery Control Platoon, Arthur Abrahamyan - Senior Lieutenant, Commander of the Platoon and Private Sniper Mikayel Manukyan, being under siege, ignoring the danger and not leaving the battle position, carried out independent combat tasks and destroyed the enemy's manpower and military equipment with personal courage. All three are nominated for the Artsakh Republic medal "For Courage",” the Defense Army statement reports.
