Many soldiers and volunteers who were wounded as a result of the large-scale war unleashed by Azerbaijan are receiving treatment in various medical centers of the capital.

The whole family of Artsakh Hero Yura Alaverdyan was at home, the father, Haykaram, the mother, Anna, the grandmother, Greta, Yura’s younger sister, who is named after her grandmother.

The war is ranging. The breath of war is hardly felt in Yerevan. Life goes on as normal though the Artsakh front is in the center of everyone’s attention, and the political processes developing around it. Everyone is busy with their work, following the news in parallel, and then discussing the events at an almost “expert” level. As soon as we find out about our departure to Artsakh, acquaintances and strangers express their support.

Davit Grigoryan, a soldier of the Armenian Army, destroyed 15 enemy tanks while repelling the Turkish-Azerbaijani terrorist attack, which entered our land. Naturally, I first wanted to talk to the hero’s mother, Mrs. Susanna. But he said that his best friend, Sargis Hakobyan, would tell the best about Davit , because Sargis and Davit have been friends since the day he was born. They played together in the yard, went to kindergarten together, studied in the same class, were together during the military service.

These days, our servicemen and contract soldiers, who were wounded during the war, receive care and love by civilian medical institutions as well. We visited our wounded soldiers treated at Erebuni Medical Center and talked to some of them.

Anyone who has been in Artsakh, anyone who has seen the nature of Artsakh, the people of Artsakh, heard their dialect, will understand that the three are inextricably intertwined. No one can separate them. They are incredibly old, incredibly vibrant and, incredibly monolithic. The land of Artsakh, the mountains of Artsakh will not tolerate foreigners. […]

Col Hrayr Achemyan, Head of the Central Clinical Military Hospital’s Neurosurgery Department