Fallen hero Albert Hovhannisyan would have turned 22 today
Albert Hovhannisyan, a hero Armenian soldier who was killed in the 2020 Artsakh war, would have turned 22 today, September 15.
The photo of the artilleryman fighting on the Artsakh frontline immediately became an iconic image used by hundreds of media outlets around the world covering the Azerbaijani attacks on Artsakh.
Albert Hovhannisyan was born in Yerevan on 15 September 2001 and was the only son of his family.
He attended the Heratsi High School of YSMU and then studied political science at the Armenian-Russian University.
Albert fell on the battlefield on October 8 and was laid to rest at the Yerablur Military Pantheon in Yerevan.
He was posthumously awarded the highest Hero of Artsakh title.
After the death of his son, his father, Artak Hovhannisyan, donated his personal car to the Armenian army.