The bronze bust of Artsakh War hero Petros “Peto” Ghevondyan was officially unveiled on Sundayat the Srkhavend Motorized Artillery battalion base in Karabakh.

The unveiling of the bust, which replaces a temporary gypsum model installed three years ago, coincides with the 22nd anniversary of the battalion.

Starting in 1989, Petros Ghevondyan actively participated in the defense of Armenia’s border villages and all across the territory of Artsakh in the liberation war. In January, 1993, he downed an enemy supersonic MIG-25 fighter. He handed over the prize money awarded by the Artsakh army to the families of friends killed in combat. 

Peto was killed in action on February 14, 1994 in Karvatchar. There was a wounded soldier alone on the battlefield. The army ambulance refused to advance because the road had been mined. Peto got behind the wheel and picked up the wounded man. He died from a mine blast.

Petros Ghevondyan was posthumously awarded the title “Artsakh Hero”.