Karen Jalavyan
Karen Jalavyan | |
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Native name | Կարեն Ջալավյան |
Nickname(s) | Քյոխ (Kyokh) |
Born | (1971-01-25) 25 January 1971 (age 53) |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() |
Rank | Colonel[1] |
Commands | Yeghnikner military unit[1] |
Battles/wars | Second Nagorno-Karabakh War |
Awards | Hero of Artsakh[2] 2nd Degree Medal "For The Services Provided to the Motherland" [hy][3] Order of the Combat Cross of the First Degree [hy][4] |
Karen Aghasi Jalavyan (Armenian: Կարեն Աղասու Ջալավյան; born 25 January 1971), also known by his nom de guerre Kyokh (Armenian: Քյոխ), is an Armenian military officer, colonel of the Artsakh Defence Army, commander of the Yeghnikner military unit and recipient of the award Hero of Artsakh.[1][2]
Awards
On 21 January 2015, Karen Jalavyan was awarded the 2nd Degree Medal "For Services Provided to the Motherland" [hy] by President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.[3]
A year later, on 21 September 2016, Jalavyan received another award, the Order of the Combat Cross of the First Degree [hy].[4]
During the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, Jalavyan commanded the Yeghnikner military unit, which was stationed in the north of the Republic of Artsakh near the village of Tonashen. On 2 October 2020, Jalavyan received the highest title of Artsakh, Hero of Artsakh, from the president of the republic Arayik Harutyunyan.[1][5] According to Harutyunyan, Jalavyan's detachment managed to "occupy several strategic heights and inflict heavy casualties on the Azerbaijani forces".[6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Արցախի Հանրապետության հայտնի "Եղնիկներ" զորամասում նորակոչիկները լեգենդար հրամանատար Կարեն Ջալավյանի ներկայությամբ երդվեցին. "Արցախը Հայաստանն է և վերջ"". Nor Hayacq (in Armenian). 12 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Լեգենդար հրամանատար Կարեն Ջալավյանին շնորհվեց "Արցախի հերոս" կոչում". Panorama (in Armenian). 2 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Կ. Ա. ՋԱԼԱՎՅԱՆԻՆ "ՀԱՅՐԵՆԻՔԻՆ ՄԱՏՈՒՑԱԾ ԾԱՌԱՅՈՒԹՅՈՒՆՆԵՐԻ ՀԱՄԱՐ" 2-ՐԴ ԱՍՏԻՃԱՆԻ ՄԵԴԱԼՈՎ ՊԱՐԳԵՎԱՏՐԵԼՈՒ ՄԱՍԻՆ" (in Armenian). Yerevan: President of Armenia. 21 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Կ. Ա. ՋԱԼԱՎՅԱՆԻՆ "ՄԱՐՏԱԿԱՆ ԽԱՉ" 1-ԻՆ ԱՍՏԻՃԱՆԻ ՇՔԱՆՇԱՆՈՎ ՊԱՐԳԵՎԱՏՐԵԼՈՒ ՄԱՍԻՆ" (in Armenian). Yerevan: President of Armenia. 7 September 2016.
- ^ ""Եղնիկների" հրամանատար Կարեն Ջալավյանին շնորհվել է "Արցախի հերոս" բարձրագույն կոչում". Armenpress (in Armenian). 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Legendary commander bestowed with title "Hero of Artsakh" for occupying strategic heights". Artaksh Press. Stepanakert. 2 October 2020.
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