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'''Yuri Khachaturov''' ({{lang-hy|Յուրի Խաչատուրով}}; born 1 May 1952) is a former Secretary-General of the [[Collective Security Treaty Organization]] (CSTO)<ref name=CSTO>{{cite web|title=Yuri Khatchaturov named new CSTO Secretary General|url=http://eng.belta.by/politics/view/yuri-khatchaturov-named-new-csto-secretary-general-100460-2017/}}</ref> and former Chief of the General Staff of the [[Armed Forces of Armenia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Yuri Khachaturov - Mil.am|url=http://www.mil.am/1295956179|access-date=8 May 2012}} ([[Armenian language|Armenian]])</ref>
'''Yuri Grigorii Khachaturov''' ({{langx|hy|Յուրի Գրիգորիի Խաչատուրով}}; born 1 May 1952) is an [[Armenia|Armenian]] general. He formerly served as the Secretary-General of the [[Collective Security Treaty Organization]] (CSTO)<ref name=CSTO>{{cite web|title=Yuri Khatchaturov named new CSTO Secretary General|date=14 April 2017 |url=http://eng.belta.by/politics/view/yuri-khatchaturov-named-new-csto-secretary-general-100460-2017/}}</ref> and as [[Chief of the General Staff (Armenia)|Chief of the General Staff]] of the [[Armed Forces of Armenia]] (2008–2016).<ref>{{cite web|title=Yuri Khachaturov - Mil.am|url=http://www.mil.am/1295956179|access-date=8 May 2012}} ([[Armenian language|Armenian]])</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Khachaturov was born in [[Tetritskaro]], [[Georgian SSR]] on 1 May 1952. After graduating from the Secondary School Tetritskaro in 1969, he entered the [[Tbilisi Higher Artillery Command School|Tbilisi Artillery Command of the Red Banner School]], where he graduated from with honors in 1974. After graduation, Khachaturov was appointed commander of the platoon firing artillery regiment of infantry divisions of the Far Eastern Military District. He served as a battery commander, chief of staff, deputy commander of an artillery battalion commander of the anti-tank artillery battalion in the Far Eastern Military District from 1976 to 1982.
Yuri Khachaturov was born in [[Tetritsqaro|Tetritskaro]], [[Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic|Georgian SSR]] on 1 May 1952. After graduating from Tetritskaro Secondary School in 1969, he entered the [[Tbilisi Higher Artillery Command School|Tbilisi Artillery Command School]], from which he graduated with honors in 1974.


==Military service==
==Military service==
===Soviet Army===
===Soviet Army===
From 1982 to 1985, he studied at the [[Kalinin Artillery Military Academy]] in [[Leningrad]]. Afterward he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Missile Forces and Artillery Tank Division of the Belarusian Military District. Khachaturov served as Chief of Staff of the Missile Forces and Artillery 5 Guards Motorized Rifle Division 40th Army in Afghanistan from 1987 to February 1989. For his service in the [[Soviet–Afghan War]], he was honored with an [[Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR]], two [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[order of Red Star|Orders of Red Star]], and the Afghan Order of Star (2nd degree).{{Clarify|date=May 2012}}
After graduation, Khachaturov was appointed commander of a platoon in the artillery regiment of the motor rifle division of the [[Far Eastern Military District]] of the [[Soviet Army]]. From 1976 to 1982, he held various posts in the Far Eastern Military District, including battery commander, chief of staff and deputy commander of an artillery division, and commander of an anti-tank artillery division. From 1982 to 1985, he studied at the [[Mikhailovskaya Military Artillery Academy|Kalinin Artillery Military Academy]] in [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]]. Afterward, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Missile Forces and Artillery Tank Division of the [[Belorussian Military District|Belarusian Military District]]. Khachaturov served as chief of staff of the missile forces and artillery of the [[5th Guards Motor Rifle Division]] of the [[40th Army (Soviet Union)|40th Army]] in [[Afghanistan]] from 1987 to February 1989. For his service in the [[Soviet–Afghan War]], he was honored with the [[Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR"]], two [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[Order of the Red Star|Orders of the Red Star]], and the Order of the Star (2nd degree) from the [[Democratic Republic of Afghanistan]].


===Armenian Army===
===Armenian Army===
[[File:Yuri Khatchaturov with Andrei Ravkov.jpg|thumb|Khatchaturov laying a wreath with [[Ministry of Defence (Belarus)|Belarusian Defense Minister]] [[Andrei Ravkov]].]]
[[File:Yuri Khatchaturov with Andrei Ravkov.jpg|thumb|Khatchaturov laying a wreath with [[Ministry of Defence (Belarus)|Belarusian Defense Minister]] [[Andrei Ravkov]].]]
After serving in [[Afghanistan]], Khachaturov was appointed commander of an artillery brigade of the [[Belarusian Military District]] in October 1989. After the [[Fall of the Soviet Union]], a special decree of the [[Defence Ministry of Belarus]] for Khachaturov's services had been seconded to the [[Ministry of Defence of Armenia]] and he was appointed commander of the Armenian 2nd infantry regiment in April 1992. He took part in the hostilities of the [[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]] and was actively involved in the protection of the state border.
After serving in Afghanistan, Khachaturov was appointed commander of the separate artillery brigade of a tank army of the [[Belorussian Military District|Belarusian Military District]] in October 1989. After the [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union|fall of the Soviet Union]], he was transferred to the [[Ministry of Defence of Armenia|Ministry of Defense of Armenia]] by special decree of the [[Ministry of Defence (Belarus)|Defense Ministry of Belarus]] and appointed commander of the Armenian 2nd Infantry Regiment in April 1992. He took part in the hostilities of the [[First Nagorno-Karabakh War]] and was actively involved in the protection of the state border. In particular, he commanded units involved in the [[Battle of Kalbajar|capture of Kalbajar District]] in 1993<ref>{{Cite web |last=Devrikyan |first=Tigran |date=2011-12-05 |title=ՔԱՐՎԱՃԱՌԻ ԱԶԱՏԱԳՐՈՒՄԸ |trans-title=The Liberation of Karvachar |url=http://www.hayzinvor.am/3158.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221115314/http://www.hayzinvor.am/3158.html |archive-date=2022-02-21 |access-date= |website=Hay Zinvor |language=en}}</ref> and the operation to capture parts of [[Zangilan District]] in the vicinity of [[Kapan]] in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-12-12 |title=Յուրի Խաչատուրովը՝ Կապանի օպերացիայի մասին |trans-title=Yuri Khachaturov on the Kapan operation |url=https://www.panorama.am/am/news/2019/12/12/Յուրի-Խաչատուրով/2210203 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610211947/https://www.panorama.am/am/news/2019/12/12/%D5%85%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%AB-%D4%BD%D5%A1%D5%B9%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%BE/2210203 |archive-date=2022-06-10 |website=www.panorama.am |language=hy}}</ref>


In September 1992, Khachaturov became Chief of the [[Armenian Border Guard]]. He was one of the initiators of the formation of the Goris Infantry Regiment (1993-1994), Tavush Motorized Brigade (1994-1995), and the [[1st Army Corps (Armenia)|first]] and [[4th Army Corps (Armenia)|fourth army corps]] (1996-1997 and 1997-2000 respectively),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Хачатуров, Юрий Григорьевич|url=https://tass.ru/encyclopedia/person/hachaturov-yuriy-grigorevich|access-date=2021-02-11|website=ТАСС}}</ref> units and formations. Khachaturov also held the post of commander of the operational areas and the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia.
In September 1992, Khachaturov became Chief of the [[Armenian Border Guard]]. He played an important role in the formation of the [[2nd Independent Motorized Rifle Brigade|Goris Infantry Regiment]] (1993–1994), the Tavush Motorized Brigade (1994–1995), and the [[1st Army Corps (Armenia)|first]] and [[4th Army Corps (Armenia)|fourth army corps]] (1996–1997 and 1997–2000 respectively) of the Armenian Army.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Хачатуров, Юрий Григорьевич|url=https://tass.ru/encyclopedia/person/hachaturov-yuriy-grigorevich|access-date=2021-02-11|website=ТАСС}}</ref> Khachaturov also held the post of commander of rapid deployment units and the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia.


In 1995, by decree of the President of Armenia [[Levon Ter-Petrosyan]], Khachaturov awarded the rank of Major General. He was promoted to Lieutenant General in 2000 and Colonel General on 15 April 2008. On 21 March 2000, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Defence of Armenia. Khachaturov was appointed the Chief of the General Staff of the [[Armed Forces of Armenia]] in April 2008, just after [[Serzh Sargsyan]] was made [[President of Armenia]]. It was in this position where he commanded the 2011 [[Independence Day (Armenia)|Independence Day Parade]] on [[Republic Square, Yerevan|Republic Square]] celebrating the 20th anniversary of independence. He was dismissed in October 2016.
In 1995, Khachaturov was awarded the rank of major general. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 2000 and colonel general on 15 April 2008. On 21 March 2000, he was appointed deputy minister of defense of Armenia. Khachaturov was appointed the Chief of the General Staff of the [[Armed Forces of Armenia]] in April 2008, just after [[Serzh Sargsyan]] was made [[President of Armenia]]. He was dismissed from the position in October 2016.


Khachaturov became Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the military alliance of which Armenia is a founding member, in May 2017.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://armenpress.am/arm/news/886861/yuri-khachaturovy-hapk-nor-glkhavor-qartuxarn-e.html|title=Յուրի Խաչատուրովը ՀԱՊԿ նոր գլխավոր քարտուղարն է|newspaper=armenpress.am|language=hy|date=2017-04-17}}</ref> He held this position until November 2018.<ref name=":0" />
On 1 May 2012, the president of the [[Nagorno-Karabakh Republic]], [[Bako Sahakyan]] awarded Khachaturov the [[Mesrop Mashtots Medal]].<ref name="armenpress">{{cite web|url=http://armenpress.am/eng/news/689955/colonel-general-yuri-khachaturov-awarded-with-mesrop-mashtots-order.html|website=Armenpress|title=ARMENPRESS Armenian News Agency &#124; Colonel-general Yuri Khachaturov awarded with "Mesrop Mashtots" order |access-date=26 September 2018}}</ref>


==Arrest==
==Arrest and trial==
On July 26, 2018, Khachaturov was charged with "overthrowing the constitutional order" during his actions as commander of the Yerevan garrison during the [[2008 Armenian presidential election protests|events of March 1-2, 2008]], when opposition protests led by [[Levon Ter-Petrossian]] were forcefully suppressed by police and military forces; Ter-Petrossian accused the authorities of rigging the results of the [[2008 Armenian presidential election|presidential elections]] held in February of that year. A year later, he was released from custody on bail of 10,000 dollars, while [[Armenia]] appealed to the [[CSTO]] and proposed to relieve Khachaturov from the post of the secretary general of the organization.<ref name="eurasianet">{{cite web|title=Armenian investigators charge head of Russia-led security bloc with "subverting public order"|url=https://eurasianet.org/s/armenian-investigators-charge-head-of-russia-led-security-bloc-with-subverting-public-order|access-date=26 September 2018|website=Eurasianet}}</ref><ref name="rferl">{{cite web|title=CSTO Chief Charged In Connection With 2008 Armenian Election Violence|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/csto-chief-charged-with-overthrowing-armenia-s-constitutional-order/29394131.html|access-date=26 September 2018|website=rferl.org}}</ref> Khachaturov is currently being tried alongside ex-president [[Robert Kocharyan]], ex-defense minister [[Seyran Ohanyan]] (who was Chief of the General Staff in March 2008), and former secretary of the Security Council [[Armen Gevorgyan]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-29|title=Kocharyan trial delayed as indicted ex-defense minister Seyran Ohanyan heads to Artsakh amid attack|url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029400.html|access-date=2020-12-13|website=armenpress.am|language=en}}</ref>
On July 26, 2018, Khachaturov was arrested and charged with "overthrowing the constitutional order" in connection with his actions as commander of the Yerevan garrison during the [[2008 Armenian presidential election protests|events of March 1-2, 2008]], when opposition protests led by [[Levon Ter-Petrosyan]] were suppressed by police and military forces, resulting in several deaths (Ter-Petrosyan had accused the authorities of rigging the results of the [[2008 Armenian presidential election|presidential elections]] held in February of that year). Armenia appealed to the CSTO to relieve Khachaturov from the post of secretary-general. Khachaturov was released from custody on bail of $10,000.<ref name="eurasianet">{{cite web|title=Armenian investigators charge head of Russia-led security bloc with "subverting public order"|url=https://eurasianet.org/s/armenian-investigators-charge-head-of-russia-led-security-bloc-with-subverting-public-order|access-date=26 September 2018|website=Eurasianet}}</ref><ref name="rferl">{{cite web|title=CSTO Chief Charged In Connection With 2008 Armenian Election Violence|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/csto-chief-charged-with-overthrowing-armenia-s-constitutional-order/29394131.html|access-date=26 September 2018|website=rferl.org}}</ref> Khachaturov was tried alongside ex-president [[Robert Kocharyan]], ex-defense minister [[Seyran Ohanyan]] (who was Chief of the General Staff in March 2008), and former secretary of the Security Council [[Armen Gevorgyan]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-29|title=Kocharyan trial delayed as indicted ex-defense minister Seyran Ohanyan heads to Artsakh amid attack|url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/1029400.html|access-date=2020-12-13|website=armenpress.am|language=en}}</ref> The trial ended in March 2021 after the [[Constitutional Court of Armenia]] declared unconstitutional the article of the criminal code under which Khachaturov was being tried.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Armenian High Court Drops Criminal Case Against Ex-President Kocharian|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/armenian-high-court-drops-criminal-case-against-ex-president-kocharian/31171641.html|access-date=2021-03-27|website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|language=en}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He is currently married and has three sons. One of his sons, Grigory, is a [[major general]] in the army, serving currently as the commander of the [[3rd Army Corps (Armenia)|3rd Army Corps]] in [[Vanadzor]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=CSTO ex-secretary general Yuri Khachaturov’s son awarded Major General rank|url=https://news.am/eng/news/534426.html|access-date=2020-10-11|website=news.am|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Commander of 3rd Army Corps Grigori Khachaturov bestowed with Major-General military rank|url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/988774/|access-date=2020-10-11|website=armenpress.am|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arminfo: Son of Yuri Khachaturov Grigori Khachaturov has been bestowed with Major-General military rank|url=https://arminfo.info/full_news.php?id=45352&lang=3|access-date=2020-10-11|website=arminfo.info|language=en}}</ref> Aside from his native Armenian, Khachaturov is also fluent in the [[Russian language]].
Khachaturov is married and has three sons. One of his sons, [[Grigory Khatchaturov|Grigory]], is a [[major general]] in the Armenian Army, serving currently as the commander of the [[3rd Army Corps (Armenia)|3rd Army Corps]] in [[Vanadzor]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=CSTO ex-secretary general Yuri Khachaturov's son awarded Major General rank|url=https://news.am/eng/news/534426.html|access-date=2020-10-11|website=news.am|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Commander of 3rd Army Corps Grigori Khachaturov bestowed with Major-General military rank|url=https://armenpress.am/eng/news/988774/|access-date=2020-10-11|website=armenpress.am|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arminfo: Son of Yuri Khachaturov Grigori Khachaturov has been bestowed with Major-General military rank|url=https://arminfo.info/full_news.php?id=45352&lang=3|access-date=2020-10-11|website=arminfo.info|language=en}}</ref> Another son, Igor, was detained in 2022 on charges of assaulting a police officer during the [[2022 Armenian protests]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hyetert.org/2022/05/20/former-armenian-army-chiefs-son-arrested/ | title=Former Armenian army chief's son arrested | date=20 May 2022 }}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==


;Armenia
;Armenia and Artsakh
* {{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Order of the Combat Cross]]
* {{flagicon|Armenia}} [[Order of the Combat Cross]]
* {{flagicon|Armenia}} Order of Vardan Mamikonian
* {{flagicon|Armenia}} Order of Vardan Mamikonian

Latest revision as of 12:36, 2 November 2024

Yuri Khachaturov
Յուրի Խաչատուրով
Khatchaturov in 2017
5th Secretary General of the CSTO
In office
2 May 2017 – 2 November 2018
Preceded byNikolay Bordyuzha
Succeeded byStanislav Zas
Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces
In office
15 April 2008 – 3 October 2016
PresidentSerzh Sargsyan
Preceded bySeyran Ohanyan
Succeeded byMovses Hakobyan
Personal details
Born (1952-05-01) 1 May 1952 (age 72)
Tetritskaro, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Awardssee below
Military service
AllegianceSoviet Union Soviet Union
Armenia Armenia
Branch/service Soviet Army
Armed Forces of Armenia
Years of service1972–present
RankColonel-General
Battles/warsSoviet–Afghan War
First Nagorno-Karabakh War

Yuri Grigorii Khachaturov (Armenian: Յուրի Գրիգորիի Խաչատուրով; born 1 May 1952) is an Armenian general. He formerly served as the Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)[1] and as Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia (2008–2016).[2]

Early life

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Yuri Khachaturov was born in Tetritskaro, Georgian SSR on 1 May 1952. After graduating from Tetritskaro Secondary School in 1969, he entered the Tbilisi Artillery Command School, from which he graduated with honors in 1974.

Military service

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Soviet Army

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After graduation, Khachaturov was appointed commander of a platoon in the artillery regiment of the motor rifle division of the Far Eastern Military District of the Soviet Army. From 1976 to 1982, he held various posts in the Far Eastern Military District, including battery commander, chief of staff and deputy commander of an artillery division, and commander of an anti-tank artillery division. From 1982 to 1985, he studied at the Kalinin Artillery Military Academy in Leningrad. Afterward, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Missile Forces and Artillery Tank Division of the Belarusian Military District. Khachaturov served as chief of staff of the missile forces and artillery of the 5th Guards Motor Rifle Division of the 40th Army in Afghanistan from 1987 to February 1989. For his service in the Soviet–Afghan War, he was honored with the Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", two Soviet Orders of the Red Star, and the Order of the Star (2nd degree) from the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

Armenian Army

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Khatchaturov laying a wreath with Belarusian Defense Minister Andrei Ravkov.

After serving in Afghanistan, Khachaturov was appointed commander of the separate artillery brigade of a tank army of the Belarusian Military District in October 1989. After the fall of the Soviet Union, he was transferred to the Ministry of Defense of Armenia by special decree of the Defense Ministry of Belarus and appointed commander of the Armenian 2nd Infantry Regiment in April 1992. He took part in the hostilities of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and was actively involved in the protection of the state border. In particular, he commanded units involved in the capture of Kalbajar District in 1993[3] and the operation to capture parts of Zangilan District in the vicinity of Kapan in 1992.[4]

In September 1992, Khachaturov became Chief of the Armenian Border Guard. He played an important role in the formation of the Goris Infantry Regiment (1993–1994), the Tavush Motorized Brigade (1994–1995), and the first and fourth army corps (1996–1997 and 1997–2000 respectively) of the Armenian Army.[5] Khachaturov also held the post of commander of rapid deployment units and the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia.

In 1995, Khachaturov was awarded the rank of major general. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 2000 and colonel general on 15 April 2008. On 21 March 2000, he was appointed deputy minister of defense of Armenia. Khachaturov was appointed the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia in April 2008, just after Serzh Sargsyan was made President of Armenia. He was dismissed from the position in October 2016.

Khachaturov became Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the military alliance of which Armenia is a founding member, in May 2017.[6] He held this position until November 2018.[6]

Arrest and trial

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On July 26, 2018, Khachaturov was arrested and charged with "overthrowing the constitutional order" in connection with his actions as commander of the Yerevan garrison during the events of March 1-2, 2008, when opposition protests led by Levon Ter-Petrosyan were suppressed by police and military forces, resulting in several deaths (Ter-Petrosyan had accused the authorities of rigging the results of the presidential elections held in February of that year). Armenia appealed to the CSTO to relieve Khachaturov from the post of secretary-general. Khachaturov was released from custody on bail of $10,000.[7][8] Khachaturov was tried alongside ex-president Robert Kocharyan, ex-defense minister Seyran Ohanyan (who was Chief of the General Staff in March 2008), and former secretary of the Security Council Armen Gevorgyan.[9] The trial ended in March 2021 after the Constitutional Court of Armenia declared unconstitutional the article of the criminal code under which Khachaturov was being tried.[10]

Personal life

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Khachaturov is married and has three sons. One of his sons, Grigory, is a major general in the Armenian Army, serving currently as the commander of the 3rd Army Corps in Vanadzor.[11][12][13] Another son, Igor, was detained in 2022 on charges of assaulting a police officer during the 2022 Armenian protests.[14]

Awards

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Armenia and Artsakh
Soviet Union
Foreign

References

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  1. ^ "Yuri Khatchaturov named new CSTO Secretary General". 14 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Yuri Khachaturov - Mil.am". Retrieved 8 May 2012. (Armenian)
  3. ^ Devrikyan, Tigran (2011-12-05). "ՔԱՐՎԱՃԱՌԻ ԱԶԱՏԱԳՐՈՒՄԸ" [The Liberation of Karvachar]. Hay Zinvor. Archived from the original on 2022-02-21.
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