By the decree of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) President Arayik Haroutyunyan, Menua Hovhannisyan has been posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Artsakh, Haroutyunyan informed on Facebook.

Hovhannisyan was the son of Karin Tonoyan, Director of "Hay Aspet - Military Patriotic Education" Fund, and TV program host.