National army
In my hand is the war photo of the division commander, Lt Col Arsen Hakobyan. It was taken in battle positions, on the hottest days, at a moment of a relative break in the battle. The eyes are red from sleeplessness and fatigue. There is a winner’s smile on the face that is covered by dust, but calm and confident…
We are in the southern border zone, in the unit under Col G. Poghosyan, whose personnel is on combat duty in a responsible, complex position. We are going to the positions in a the military “Vilis”.
Manvel Karapetyan had a special respect for military since his school years. There was a military unit nearby. Be strong, for the weak have no friends in the world. Show two things to prove your strength. The first is that you know how to die consciously, with a meaningful death, the second is that you know how to kill.
Recently, a touching video on the Internet caught my attention. The soldier returned home from the battlefield 54 days after the start of the war. He hugs his mother.
In order to “get rid” of the legendary commander of the famous “Deers”, the Turkish-Azerbaijani armed forces used aviation for 44 days, targeting especially his probable location.
On September 27, just a few hours after receiving the news of the start of the war, Karine Avanesyan was on her way to Artsakh with her two friends, Victoria and Tatev, both doctors, and accompanied by her father.
