The purpose of the strategy of the Azerbaijani military and political leadership is to push down the morale and material resources of the Armenian side. But after a while it became clear that even the use of firearms of large caliber is ineffective. Last summer, the Azerbaijani side had drastically changed tactics, sending to the state border of the NKR special forces with professional contract soldiers and with their help undertook sabotage and scouting actions that led some experts to argue that the Karabakh conflict has entered a new stage – the stage of diversionary war.

Air defense troops of the national army for many years have a high degree of combat training. The military unit under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Karen Darbinyan in recent years has changed for the better: there are new-built divisions with ideal living and activities conditions that are armed with modern systems of C-300, supplemented by specialists-highly qualified officers.

The deputy platoon commander, Sergeant-contractor Gegham Ghazinyan (25 years old) is already 5 years in positions, in the military unit “Deers”. He is the kind of a person, soldier that never sleeps, with his weapon waits and waits.

There is no need to give lessons of patriotism to the residents of Khachik, they all are on the border, – says Acting commander of the military unit Gouzh Tsolakyan. – Children during the lesson of «Basic military training» every day from their windows see how the enemy trains. We all – the peasant and soldiers – do one thing – protect our house, border, homeland. All of these – is a powerful force!
Children, including even the girls, say they want to become sergeants. BMT teacher of the school, Hamlet Nersisyan – participant of the Artsakh war, was the commander of a military unit, now is head of the Club of young defenders of the country.

On September 15-18, at the training center “Zar” military exercises of one of the infantry battalions (commander – Colonel Vasak Avetisyan) of MoD peacekeeping brigade were held within the NATO “Partnership for Peace” program. According to the specific requirements of NATO, the unit’s combat training, as well as equipment, weapons and other means of the rear have been tested.

There was fog, visibility – a few meters. I took charge at 16:00 and it was already 10-15 minutes, that me, private Hayk Hakobyan, was responsible for the section of the border zone. It was not the first time for me on the positions, internally I was calm, admiring the beauty of nature and making observations. And suddenly in the fog I noticed three moving points. Using the fog, they were trying to quietly move closer to our positions. What to do? It is necessary to make the right decision.

From a distance, I notice the heroes of my essay – teacher of the Department of physical training and sports of the Military Institute after Vazgen Sargsyan, Lieutenant Colonel Armen Hovhannisyan, his middle son – Lieutenant Arthur, a former student of the higher military school of the Russian Federation and the youngest of the family – 5-year-old Artyom. Elder son of Armen Hovhannisyan, Ara, is a platoon commander, carrying out combat duty at a military unit, the son of his brother David, volunteered to serve on the front line.