Vahagn Felixi Asatryan ( hy, Վահագն Ֆելիքսի Ասատրյան; 14 January 1977 – 12 October 2020) was an

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n military leader,

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of the

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Biography

Military service

Second Nagorno-Karabakh War

Vahagn Asatryan took part in the armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, where he was posthumously awarded the title of

for his distinction in military activity.

Funeral

On 15 October 2020, Asatryan was buried in the Yerablur Military Pantheon.

Awards and honors

On October 15, 2020, the Prime Minister of Armenia

Nikol Pashinyan Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan ( hy, Նիկոլ Վովայի Փաշինյան, ; born 1 June 1975) is an Armenian politician serving as the prime minister of Armenia since 8 May 2018. A journalist by profession, Pashinyan founded his own newspaper in 1 ...

submitted a petition to the President of the Republic to posthumously confer the title of National Hero to Colonel Vahagn Asatryan. On the same day, by the decree of the President of Armenia

Armen Sarkissian Armen Vardani Sarkissian ( hy, Արմեն Վարդանի Սարգսյան; also written as Sarksyan and Sargsyan) (born 23 June 1952) is an Armenian politician, physicist and computer scientist who served as the 4th president of Armenia from 9 A ...

, Vahagn Asatryan was posthumously awarded the

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for outstanding services in the defense and security of the Motherland, dedication during hostilities and was awarded the title of National Hero of Armenia.

Personal life

He was married and raised two sons.

References

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