Honorific Prefix: | National Hero of Armenia |
Vahagn Asatryan | |
Honorific Suffix: | Colonel |
Native Name: | Վահագն Ասատրյան |
Native Name Lang: | Armenian |
Birth Date: | 14 January 1977 |
Birth Place: | Kasagh, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
Death Place: | Hadrut Province, Republic of Artsakh (de facto) |
Placeofburial: | Yerablur Military Pantheon |
Allegiance: | Armenia |
Branch: | Armed Forces of Armenia |
Branch Label: | Service |
Rank: | Colonel |
Commands: | N Military Unit of Special Operations[1] |
Battles: | |
Awards: | National Hero of Armenia |
Signature: | Vahagn storagrutun.png |
Vahagn Felixi Asatryan (Armenian: Վահագն Ֆելիքսի Ասատրյան; 14 January 1977 – 12 October 2020) was an Armenian military leader, Colonel of the Armed Forces of Armenia, National Hero of Armenia.[2] [3]
Vahagn Asatryan took part in the armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, where he was posthumously awarded the title of National Hero of Armenia for his distinction in military activity.
On 15 October 2020, Asatryan was buried in the Yerablur Military Pantheon.[4]
On October 15, 2020, the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan 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, Vahagn Asatryan was posthumously awarded the Order of the Fatherland for outstanding services in the defense and security of the Motherland, dedication during hostilities and was awarded the title of National Hero of Armenia.[5]
He was married and raised two sons.