Sergey Shakaryan

Sergey Shakaryan
Native name
Սերգեյ Շաքարյան
Born(1974-12-09)9 December 1974
Aygestan, Hadrut Province, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
Died1 November 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 (born 9 December, 1974 in Aygestan, Hadrut Province, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast) (Armenian: Սերգեյ Սլավիկի Շաքարյան) was an Artsakhian military Colonel of the Artsakh Defense Army. He was the recipient of the Hero of Artsakh military award and one of the commanders of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.[1] He was killed in Martuni, Nagorno-Karabakh, during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.[2]

Biography

He studied at the secondary school named after M. Manvelyan lived 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. ^ "«Արցախի հերոս» բարձրագույն կոչմանն է արժանացել գնդապետ Սերգեյ Շաքարյանը". hetq.am. 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.