Robert Abajyan
| Robert Abajyan | |
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| Nickname(s) | Kyazh (Blondie) (Armenian: Կյաժ) The Blond of Monument |
| Born |
16 November 1996 Yerevan, Armenia |
| Died | 2 April 2016 (aged 19) Nagorno-Karabakh |
| Buried at | Military Pantheon of Yerevan |
| Allegiance |
 Republic of Armenia Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
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| Service/branch | Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army |
| Years of service | 2014–2016 |
| Rank | Junior Sergeant |
| Battles/wars | 2016 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes |
| Awards |
Hero of Artsakh Golden Eagle medal |
Robert Abajyan (Armenian: Ռոբերտ Աբաջյան; 16 November 1996 – 2 April 2016) was an Armenian junior sergeant in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Defense Army. He was posthumously awarded with "Hero of Artsakh" which is the highest honorary title of semi-recognized NKR. Abajyan is the youngest person to be awarded the title at 19 years old.
Abajyan fought for several hours against special forces groups of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces during the Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes of 2016 in the northeast line of contact on the night of 1–2 April. After finding himself alone and against larger enemy numbers, he showed as if he was giving up, however when Azeri groups were approaching he pulled out a grenade and blew up the approaching Azeri soldiers with himself.
For his actions shown in the course of defending the borders of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, on 8 May 2016, Abajyan was posthumously awarded with the Golden Eagle Order granted the highest Honorary Title of the "Hero of Artsakh".
Abajyan was born in 1996 in Yerevan. In 2003 he attended Yerevan's Basic School No. 147 in Kanaker-Zeytun District. He graduated in 2012 and attended Yerevan State Basic Medical College which he graduated in 2014 with a degree in Dental technology. He then attended Medical Institute named after Mother Teresa later same year.
Abajyan went to compulsory military service in 2014. Due to high military performance, he was promoted to junior sergeant.
On the night of 1–2 April 2016 along the northeastern part of the NKR-Azerbaijan contact line units of Azerbaijani Armed Forces carried out large-scale attacks against the Armenian side. After the use of artillery, groups of Azerbaijani forces commenced an infantry attack. Under the leadership of captain Armenak Urfanyan, a smaller number of Armenian border soldiers started to provide heavy resistance. After two failed attempts of penetration and a loss of a tank, Azeri forces withdrew to their initial positions and resumed the artillery bombardments on the contact line. Captain Urfanyan and Yazidi-Armenian machine-gunner Karam Sloyan were soon killed.
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