ANDRANIK ZOHRABYAN
01.05.1996 – 02.04.2016
Military rank: Private
Born in the city of Vedi, Ararat marz.
2003-2011- Studied at the №1 secondary school in Vedi.
2011-2014- Studied economics and accounting at the Vedi
branch of the “European college in Armenia” foundation.
2009-2014- Played in the U-18 football team of the
“Junior Olympic sports school” of the RA Ministry
of Education and Science, took part in RA football
championship, awarded many medals and certificates.
February-June, 2014- Studied cooking and food design
at the “Karen Sukoyan” educational center.
July, 2014- Studied football at the Coaching and Teaching
Faculty, Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport.
July 16, 2014- Conscripted into the army, served in N military
unit of the Defense Army of RA as machine gunner.
Killed on April 2, 2016 when defending the 116
military post of the 5th Defense Region together
with his fellow servicemen Capt. Armenak Urfanyan,
Jun. Sgt. Robert Abajyan, Pvt. Kyaram Sloyan.
Posthumously awarded the RA Order of “Combat
Cross” of the 1st Degree, Medal for “Combat Service”
of Artsakh and medal “Territory of Glory” of the
“Memorial of Territory of Glory” military-patrioric NGO,
the Medal for “Defending Homeland” of the “Union of the
Veterans of the Karabakh War” NGO, medals “Armenian
Yerkrapah” and “Three-Generation Yerkrapah”
of the “Yerkrapah Volunteers’ Union” NGO.