Menua Hovhannisyan
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Balashovsky District, Russian SFSR, USSR
Republic of Artsakh (de facto)
Menua Hovhannisyan | |
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| Native name | Մենուա Հովհաննիսյան |
| Born | December 22, 1985 Balashovsky District, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Died | October 5, 2020 (aged 34) Republic of Artsakh (de facto) |
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| Allegiance |  Artsakh  Armenia |
| Service | Artsakh Defence Army Armed Forces of Armenia |
| Battles / wars | Four-Day War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War |
| Awards | Hero of Artsakh Golden Eagle medal |
Menua Hovhannisyan (Armenian: Մենուա Հովհաննիսյան; 22 December 1985 – 5 October 2020) was an Armenian serviceman and intelligence officer[1] in the Artsakh Defense Army, participant of the Four-Day War and Second Nagorno-Karabakh war. In 2020 he was posthumously awarded the Hero of Artsakh military award, which is the highest honorary title of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh.[2]
During the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, he carried out a special operation, as a result of which he brought 18-20 year old guys out of the blockade in Madagiz, "not allowing anyone to lose a single hair on their heads".[3]
Military service
Menua Hovhannisyan was a vice-president of the Union of Young Yerkrapahs, who had spent half a year training with volunteers since joining the Yerkrapah Volunteer Union.[3]
Four-Day War
Menua Hovhannisyan served as an intelligence officer in one of the military units of the Armed Forces of Armenia.[3] During the Four-Day War he volunteered and left to the front, particularly to Talish.[3]
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
Hovhannisyan went to the front as a volunteer during Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. He died in early October 2020 during a special operation, when he was deployed as a special operation’s unit commander.[3][4]
Funeral
On 31 December 2020, Hovhannisyan was buried in the Yerablur Military Pantheon.[5][6][7]
