Yevgeny Nikolayevich Karlov ( az, Yevgeni Karlov; 31 May 1960 – 11 April 1992) was a soldier during the

First Nagorno-Karabakh War The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in th ...

in the early 1990s. He was made a National Hero of Azerbaijan.

Early life and education

Karlov was born on 31 May 1960 in Dubovka village of Bogoroditsky District of

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. He completed his secondary education at Dubovka village secondary school. In 1977, Karlov was drafted to the military service by the Military Commissariat of Uzlovaya. In 1976, he entered the

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. After the graduation in 1984, he started working as an instructor-pilot. After the establishment of Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Karlov decided to serve here. He first worked as an instructor pilot in

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, then in the N military unit in

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Personal life

Karlov was married and had two children.

First Nagorno-Karabakh War

When the

started, Karlov participated in battles around

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and Fuzuli. On April 11, 1992, he was killed in a battle when Armenian soldiers attacked the territories of

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Honors

Yevgeny Nikolayevich Karlov was posthumously awarded the title of the " National Hero of Azerbaijan" by Presidential Decree No. 833 dated 7 June 1992. He was buried at a cemetery in Dubovka village of Bogoroditsky District of

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