Missing Armenian soldier's mother gives birth to baby girl

The mother of Armenian soldier Ashot Sargsyan, who went missing during the 2020 war in Artsakh, has given birth to a baby girl.

Yerevan's Shengavit Medical Center posted photos of the baby on its Facebook page on Monday, writing: "The baby in the photo is Arevik, who has become a new ray of hope for the family.”

The father of the family passed away a few months before the birth of the baby girl. She has a 20-year-old sister.

The 42-year-old woman's pregnancy proceeded very smoothly and the baby is in perfect health.

Arevik and her mother are already home.