The key of Artsakh’s liberation was Shoushi and we had to obtain that key. If we act according to war regulations, for Shoushi liberation 300 pieces of ordnance were needed, but what we had we could count on our fingers…
In Shoushi we gained not only a military victory, Shoushi was the culmination of victories of the Armenian Soldier’s spirit. Shoushi destroyed the spin of the Azeris.

National army’s engineering sub-units were formed during the Artsakh War. From those days till now they have done a huge work in defending the borders of our country, regulating more secure connection between the rear and the front line.
Preparing for the arm’s jubilee, the regiment’s sub-units under the command of Colonel Ara Haroutyunyan at the same time are keen to prepare worthly for the General Military Inspection’s check-up which is intended for Autumn.

On March 2, 1943 Ashot S.Karyan joined the army to fight in the war. He was not even 17. After the driving courses in 1944 he participates in the fights for the liberation of Right-bank Ukraine. Afterwards he was shifted to the East, regiment № 46. After the victory over Japan with regiment № 92 with peaceful mission he went to Mongolia, and was demobilized only on May 18, 1948. During 5,5 years of service he was awarded with medals.

Time inexorably moves forward bringing us nearer to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. And though today we can count the witnesses of this horrible crime yet on our fingers however we do not give up our faith for the Great Justice. And as the defender of our creative mind and constructive labour, security of our people and state we have appointed our Army and the Armenian Soldier. And the flags of our nation’s honesty will be raised higher on which our fathers with the light of their spirit have written: “Learn wisdom and admonitions…”.
We have understood yet before that book means thought, knowledge, progress, development, and the sword means will, resolution and strength, i.e. secure Present and Future.

As in 2010, in 2011 also the regiment headed by Lieutenant Colonel Ashot Ghazaryan showed the highest result and was awarded with the flag of honour “the best tank unit”. The facts speak for themselves – here the teaching of soldiery, service organization and discipline are on a firm basis.

On May 14, 1992 the youth of Chartar village, Martouni district of Artsakh gathered. It was needed to unite the healthy force of the village, to organize self-defense detachment, resolve defense line, ammunition, military uniform and transport problems. There was a need also to raise the people’s morale, to inspire them, to recall that their proud grandfathers never have retreated in front of the enemy’s superiority.

The 1877-78 Russian-Turkish war inspired the Armenians. In the Armenian press the essay writers were expressing their assuredness that with the Russian weapon’s victory Western Armenia will be freed from the Turkish tyranny. However Armenian prominent writer Raffi did not share overall enthusiasm having no hope on the consequences of the war. He was sure that freedom is not given from the heaven, each nation should conquer it only with its own forces.