On May 24, 14 Yezidi-Karabakh war participants were awarded with “20-th anniversary of Armenian Army” Jubilee medals by the RA Ministry of Defense.
According to Chairman of the Yezidis Union Aziz Tamoyan, “Yezidis are age-old friends of the Armenian nation. It was our duty to participate in the movement in the name of our country, our friendship, which has deep roots. Our war hasn’t finished yet. If needed, we’ll again fight for Artsakh”.

On the occasion of the Republic Day sportsman, serviceman Manvel Avoyan set up two records in two exercises at once – “flag” and “pushing from floor in a vertical position”. M.Avoyan’s these two records were registered in “The Heroes’ Book”.

On May 22 the spring conscription started in our country. 18-years old Samvel Danielyan, resident of Tatoul village of Talin district (Aragatsoten marz), student of Law Faculty, Hrazdan State Humanitarian University also joined the army.

NKR Minister of Defense, AD Commander, Lieutenant General Movses Hakobyan told: “When planning the next training year, AD first of all considers enemy’s probable actions character which includes not only defense actions planning but also their engineering support planning, first line and defensive belt equipment, acquisition of material-technical means and most important – staff’s high level training.

Commander of one of the NKR AD AAD units Colonel Aram Aydinyan presents the regiment’s path.
– At first our regiment was a small subunit equipped with very simple AAD (ant-aircraft defense) means, subsequently it became a battery. As anti-aircraft-rocket regiment it was formed in August, 1992. Since 1992 they participated in military operations in the directions of Askeran, Martakert, Martouni, Hadrut and Kashatagh and defended the capital Stepanakert and other settlements from enemy’s air attacks. During that time enemy’s 10 air means were demolished. In January 2007 the regiment was awarded with 2nd level order “Battle Cross”.

On May 21st, in RA MOD Military-Sports College after Monteh Melkonyan a meeting was organized with Director of the film “Volunteer” Anna Tovmasyan and Alexander Kurepin. Around him film’s hero Dima Motrich and his two friends – Ilya Kulik and Miro-Myasnik Gasparyan gathered, they together during the Artsakh war fulfilled numerous military actions, fought in the hottest spots, trained soldiers, helped the Armenian volunteers.

Fighting efficiency of RA AF AAD (anti-aircraft defense) periodically has been checked during military exercises, the last of them were held in September, 2011 in training ground Ashuluk of Astrakhan district of Russian Federation where our subunits got the highest mark.