Karen Jalavyan

Karen Aghasi Jalavyan (Armenian: Կարեն Աղասու Ջալավյան; born 25 January 1971) is an Armenian military officer, Colonel of the Artsakh Defence Army, Commander of the Yeghnikner Detachment[1] and recipient of the Hero of Artsakh military award.[2]

Karen Jalavyan
Native name
Կարեն Ջալավյան
Born (1971-01-25) 25 January 1971
Allegiance Armenia
 Artsakh
Service/branch Artsakh Defence Army
RankColonel[1]
Commands heldYeghnikner Detachment[1]
Battles/wars2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
AwardsHero of Artsakh[2]
2nd Degree Medal "For The Services Provided to the Motherland"[3]
Order of the Combat Cross of the First Degree[4]

Awards

On 21 January 2015, Karen Jalavyan was awarded by the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan the 2nd Degree Medal "For The Services Provided to the Motherland".[3]

A year later, on 21 September 2016, Jalavyan received another award, the Order of the Combat Cross of the First Degree.[4]

On 2 October 2020, during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Jalavyan received the highest title of Artsakh, the Hero of Artsakh, by the president of the republic himself, 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] He announced the event to the rest of the soldiers through a special radio message.[7]

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