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.

The words are powerless and poor to describe the heroism of our soldiers and officers on the battlefield. Today, new epics and stories are being written in the hero book of the Armenian people; today, new pages are being added to the history of our glory.

We owe to the memory of our dear victims, our heroic sons who bravely fought unequally in defense of the homeland. And the name of that debt is a victory. I bow to mothers who gave birth to heroes. Your grief is immense, but believe me, my heart aches for our dead boys, as if I had lost my own children.

You are indescribably strong, fighters of my country. You manage not only to protect the borders of our state, but also to shoot videos during the rare moments of the ceasefire, giving confidence the population behind you and asking them not to worry.