by Journalists for Human Rights | Feb 25, 2022 | Army, Editor's Choice, News
One month after the ceasefire in 2020, on December 13, the two remaining villages in the Hadrut region, Hin Tagher and Khtsaberd, were handed over to the Azerbaijani side. On that day, 62 volunteers who had left Shirak to defend the positions were captured. There is...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Feb 25, 2022 | Army, Editor's Choice, News, Photos
“Pavel, will they take you to the army too?” “Mom, I am not better than anybody else. Every one of them has a mother. Do n ot worry; if I go, you still have two loving and devoted sons.” Pavel Sahakyan assured his mother that if he did not call, it would mean that...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Feb 25, 2022 | Army, Editor's Choice, News, Photos
Rafael Khachatryan was only a 12-day-soldier when the 44-day war began. Ignoring that fact, he was transferred from Stepanakert to Hadrut on September 27. The recruit went through the whole war, took part in many heavy battles, and died in the hospital on November 25....
by Journalists for Human Rights | Feb 10, 2022 | Army, Editor's Choice, News
Narek Katanyan was the youngest of the family’s three sons. His remains were found by his brother David, digging a hole where the enemy had filled and burned the bodies of not only Narek but also 19 other soldiers. Narek was born and raised in the village of...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Feb 10, 2022 | Army, Editor's Choice, News, Photos
David Vardanyan was a tank mechanic. On October 10, 2020, his tank was blown up in Varanda (Fizuli region) and he received numerous shrapnel wounds. David and 15 other wounded soldiers were loaded into a truck and no news of them has been heard since October 12. Only...
by Journalists for Human Rights | Feb 10, 2022 | Army, Editor's Choice, News, Photos
“Smbat and his fellow soldiers were in Jabrayil positions when 9 children [means young soldiers] dirty and muddy went to them. It was heavily raining in those few days and there was a lot of mud. They told that only 9 out of 45 people survived. They came...