
Young veterans of the April War after demobilization, Jan. 2017. Image courtesy of www.president.am
The List of Armenian Casualties of the April War
Often called the four-day war, the most intense period of the April 2016 fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces in Karabakh was in fact limited to three days from April 2 to 4. Low-intensity fighting, with occasional escalations lasting for hours or days, preceded the April war and continued since.
The first day of April war was also the bloodiest, with the Armenian military losing 36 servicemen at its frontline positions. 22 of these servicemen were based on or near Laletepe hill near the border with Iran, 4 near the ruins of Seysulan northeast of Mardakert and 10 near villages of Talish and Madagis, further north. Also killed on April 2 were three elderly civilians – executed in their house on outskirts of Talish and their bodies mutilated – and one schoolboy who was hit by artillery fire near Martuni, his brother and classmate were both wounded.
6 more servicemen and 1 reservist were lost on April 3 and 20 servicemen and 12 volunteers and reservists on April 4. There were more losses in subsequent days, but active operations – efforts to capture or recapture territory – ended on April 4. For a detailed chronology of the April 2016 fighting click here.
In all, of 77 Armenian military personnel killed April 2-5, 35 of were draftees (mostly 19 to 20 years old), 16 were officers, 13 were contracted enlisted personnel and 13 were reservists or volunteers. The names below are grouped by unit (such as platoon or tank crew) and approximate time of the day these soldiers or officers were killed.
Rank | Name | |
2-Apr | ||
Lt. | Ashot Shahbazyan | |
Sgt. | Arman Andreasyan | |
Pvt. | Norik Sargsyan | |
Pvt. | Azat Simonyan | |
Pvt. | Artur Gevorgyan | |
Pvt. | Grigor Harutyunyan | |
Sgt. | Adam Sahakyan | |
Sgt. | Karen Nersisyan | |
Jr. Sgt. | Sasha Galstyan | |
Pvt. | Bagrat Aleksanyan | |
Pvt. | Zhora Yesayan | |
Pvt. | Boris Ozmanyan | |
Pvt. | Tigran Berakchyan | |
CPvt. | Andranik Grigoryan | |
LTC | Aleksan Arakelyan | |
LTC | Roman Poghosyan | |
LTC | Onik Grigoryan | |
Maj. | Suren Melkumyan | |
Sr. Lt. | Maksim Grigoryan | |
Capt. | Armenak Urfanyan | |
Jr. Sgt. | Robert Abajyan | |
Pvt. | Kyaram Sloyan | |
Pvt. | Andranik Zohrabyan | |
Capt. | Hovsep Kirakosyan | |
Sgt. | Yuri Parsadanyan | |
CCorp. | Nodarik Margaryan | |
CPvt. | Hrant Gharibyan | |
Maj. | Hayk Toroyan | |
Sr. Lt. | Merujan Stepanyan | |
Pvt. | Aghasi Asatryan | |
Pvt. | Rafik Hakobyan | |
Pvt. | Viktor Yuzikhovich | |
Jr. Sgt. | Ruben Iskandaryan | |
Lt. | Hayk Grigoryan | |
Sgt. | Norik Gasparyan | |
Pvt. | Vahe Zakaryan | |
3-Apr | ||
CPvt. | Sasun Mkrtchyan | |
CPvt. | Gegham Mkrtchyan | |
Pvt. | Sargis Sahakyan | |
Reservist | Masis Tovmasyan | |
Sr. Lt. | Beniyamin Yeghoyan | |
Pvt. | Tigran Abgaryan | |
Pvt. | Vladimir Alikhanyan | |
4-Apr | ||
CPvt. | Vardan Tadevosyan | |
CPvt. | Harutyun Abrahamyan | |
CPvt. | Vrej Sargsyan | |
CSgtM | Gagik Melkumyan | |
Sr. Lt. | Hrach Galstyan | |
Pvt. | Gevorg Vardanyan | |
Jr. Sgt. | Henrikh Gahramanyan | |
Sr. Lt. | Argishti Gaboyan | |
Pvt. | Narek Mkrtchyan | |
Pvt. | Misha Aghajanyan | |
Pvt. | Artak Petrosyan | |
Pvt. | David Hayrapetyan | |
Maj. | Rudik Movsisyan | |
CStgM | David Gasparyan | |
Reservist | Eduard Aleksanyan | |
Reservist | Sedrak Asriyan | |
Reservist | Armen Beglaryan | |
Reservist | Sergey Danghlyan | |
Reservist | Mayis Mirzoyan | |
Reservist | Yeghish Nikalyan | |
Reservist | David Sargsyan | |
Reservist | Armen Hovannisyan* | |
Reservist | Karo Hambartsumyan* | |
Reservist | Gagik Parsadanyan | |
Reservist | Sargis Khalafyan | |
Reservist | Norayr Hajiyan | |
CSrSgt | Gharib Sahakyan | |
CSrSgt | Nver Simonyan | |
CPvt | Aznavur Balayan | |
Maj. | Hovsep Mayiliyan | |
Pvt | Aram Abrahamyan | |
Pvt | Aramayis Mikaelyan | |
5-Apr | ||
Jr. Sgt. | Vladik Narinyan | |
Pvt. | Gor Kirakosyan |
*These servicemen were wounded on April 4 and passed away from their injuries in subsequent days.
Pvt=Private; Sgt=Sergeant, CPvt=Contract Private (professional, rather than drafted servicemen), Lt.=Lieutenant, Capt.=Captain, Maj.=Major and LTC=Lieutenant Colonel.