Sergey Shakaryan

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Sergey Shakaryan
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Native name
Սերգեյ Շաքարյան
Born(1974-12-09)December 9, 1974
Aygestan, Hadrut Province, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
DiedNovember 1, 2020(2020-11-01) (aged 45)
Martuni, Nagorno-Karabakh
AllegianceRepublic of Artsakh
Service/branchArtsakh Defense Army
RankColonel
Battles/wars2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
AwardsHero of Artsakh (2020)

Sergey Slavik Shakaryan (Armenian: Սերգեյ Սլավիկի Շաքարյան) was an Armenian military, Colonel of the Artsakh Defense Army. He was recipient of the Hero of Artsakh military award and one of the commanders of 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[1] He was killed during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[2]

Biography[]

He studied at the secondary school named after M. Manvelyan in the city of Hadrut, then continued his education at the Stepanakert Agricultural Institute. However, he left his studies incomplete and returned to Hadrut to volunteer to participate in the First Karabakh War at the age of 17. During the war, he served as head of a tank crew. He fought with his father, who was blown up by a mine in 1993.[3][4]

On 4 October 2020, during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, he was awarded by the President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan the highest title of "Hero of Artsakh".[5][6] Colonel Shakaryan died on 1 November 2020 during the fighting in Artsakh. He was an only child and was married with two sons and a daughter.

References[]

  1. ^ ""Արցախի հերոս" բարձրագույն կոչմանն է արժանացել գնդապետ Սերգեյ Շաքարյանը" [Colonel Sergey Shakaryan was awarded the highest title of "Hero of Artsakh"]. hetq.am (in Armenian). Hetq. 2020-10-04.
  2. ^ "Погиб Герой Арцаха Сергей Шакарян". armenianreport.com (in Russian). 2 November 2020.
  3. ^ ""Полковник Сергей Шакарян удостоен высшего звания – "Герой Арцах"". Хетк. October 2020.
  4. ^ ""Умер герой Арцаха Сергей Шакарян"". 1in.am. 2 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Սերգեյ Շաքարյան․ հերոս հոր հերոս որդին" [Sergey Shakaryan. The Hero's son of the Hero father]. armradio.am (in Armenian). Public Radio of Armenia. 2020-10-04.
  6. ^ "Այսօր հմուտ հրամանատարը կասեցնում է հակառակորդի տանկային և հետևակային գրոհները. ՊՆ խոսնակը՝ Արցախի հերոս Սերգեյ Շաքարյանի մասին" [Today, the skilled commander stops the enemy's tank-rear attacks. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defense is about the Hero of Artsakh Sergey Shakaryan]. 1lurer.am (in Armenian). 2020-10-04.
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