Karen Jalavyan | |
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Native name | Կարեն Ջալավյան |
Nickname(s) | Քյոխ (Kyokh) |
Born | 25 January 1971 |
Allegiance |
Armenia Artsakh |
Service/ | Artsakh Defence Army |
Rank | Colonel [1] |
Commands held | 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" [3] Order of the Combat Cross of the First Degree [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]
On 21 January 2015, Karen Jalavyan was awarded the 2nd Degree Medal "For Services Provided to the Motherland" 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 . [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]
Karen Jalavyan | |
---|---|
Native name | Կարեն Ջալավյան |
Nickname(s) | Քյոխ (Kyokh) |
Born | 25 January 1971 |
Allegiance |
Armenia Artsakh |
Service/ | Artsakh Defence Army |
Rank | Colonel [1] |
Commands held | 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" [3] Order of the Combat Cross of the First Degree [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]
On 21 January 2015, Karen Jalavyan was awarded the 2nd Degree Medal "For Services Provided to the Motherland" 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 . [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]