In the report of “Yerkir Media” from the front line, the boys are in the trenches; Ruben is speaking, and he tells about the enemy’s attack: “the important thing is that we were brave enough..”. The journalist asks: “Was there a feeling of fear at that moment?” “There wasn’t, at all,” the soldier smiles. When the report was aired on television, he had already taken the path to immortality…

“Artsakh was a passion for him, and he liked it very much…”

Today our Heroes program tells about Ruben Gevorgyan’s story, a modest and brave soldier, who remained faithful to his oath to the Motherland until the end: “not to spare his life for it.” He fought bravely, leaving us his dream of having a strong Motherland.

BIOGRAPHY

Ruben Gevorgyan was born in Verin Tsaghkavan, in 1998. “Motherland begins right from the borders of my village,” Ruben had been a border guard since childhood.

His teachers told us that Ruben had been a modest, balanced, friendly student.
Despite his health problems, he served his Motherland.

He was awarded the “For Combat Service” medal for capturing enemy positions and destroying a large number of weapons, ammunition, and manpower.

During the battles, he saved his friend’s life, taking the projectile’s impact on himself. He was martyred on October 9.

“For a moment he became serious and said, “But do you know, there is something that I love more than you?”, I asked what; he said the Homeland….”
“Harut was an extremely caring and loving person…”

Our today’s edition of “The Heroes” series tells about military doctor Harutyun Chobanyan.

In 2020 on October 1, due to the war situation, Harutyun applied to the Ministry of Defense and received permission to go to the front, after serving, he again occupied the position of the head of the medical service of the Hadrut military unit. Showing excellent professional qualities, Harutyun saved the lives of hundreds of wounded until he was attacked while transporting the wounded in an ambulance.

 

October 19 is the day of commemoration of the National Hero of the Republic of Armenia, Colonel Tatul Ghazaryan, and Lieutenant Colonel Armen Ohanyan. Yesterday, on the day of their immortality, family members, high-ranking officers, regional and local authorities, clergy, and fellow soldiers paid their respect to the graves of the fallen commanders.

57 heroes from the Military Unit of Ijevan  died during the 44-day Artsakh war.

Eternal glory to them

“Our heroes, It is hard without you, but we will live; it is hard to dream, but we’ll dream; it’s hard to believe, but we’ll believe.”

In Noyemberyan, the troupe of the “Metro” theatre presented the play “Living dialogue” based on the stories of Vardan Amalyan, who died in the 44-day war. The stories, written by Vardan at the age of 11-13, were not just staged but were told from the stage, and Vardan’s messages were conveyed to the audience.

According to director Edgar Mehrabyan, “The title of the performance was not chosen by chance because every word brings life; whether we take it for an hour or ten days or our whole life, it is probably our personal problem.”

The members of the theater troupe admit that they always feel Vardan’s presence and spiritual power during the performances.

The actress Evelina Stepanyan says, “The performance is a call to live, to continue living and to live in a completely different way, after the war. ”

During the performance, parallel to the stories, the subject of the war and the feelings of that time are referred to.

Today, “The Heroes” program tells abouone of our brothers who saved the Motherland at the cost of his life, Manvel Manucharyan. Family, friends and teachers testify that the love for the native land, the awareness of the value of his family were the most characteristic traits of Manvel, who was always ready to reach out and help.

This year, in 2022, on January 6, a new birth was celebrated in the family of an immortal soldier. Manvel’s brother was born. The baby was named Emmanuel. as the mother says, “in honor of his brother and the martyred sons who are now in heaven.”

Manvel Manucharyan was born in 2001, in the village of Haghartsin, Tavush region. He studied at the local Secondary School.

In 2019, he was drafted into the army and served in Hadrut. During the 44-day war, he fought hard against the enemy for a whole day and died on the first day of the war, September 27.

Manvel Manucharyan was posthumously awarded the Medal of Courage.

On August 11, a memorial was opened in Noyemberyan, dedicated to the memory of Senior Lieutenant Hayk Gharsyan, who died in the 44-day war.

Hayk’s relatives, friends, and fellow soldiers were present at the opening ceremony of the memorial dedicated to Hayk’s memory and consecrating the khachkar. Khachkar was consecrated by Bishop Bagrat Galstanyan, leader of the Diocese of Tavush.

During the event, Hayk Gharsyan’s biography and his military path were presented. “Hayk is described as a smiling, respectful and patriotic person.” the attendees share their memories.

Hayk Gharsyan also participated in the 4-day April war, and during the 44-day war, he was on the heaviest fronts, fighting the enemy for 30 days.

Senior Lieutenant Hayk Gharsyan was posthumously awarded the military rank of Captain for his services to the Homeland by command of the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia.

Hayk was born on December 26, 1995, in Noyemberyan, Tavush. He studied at Monte Melkonyan Military College from 2009-2013. and, in 2013-2017 at Vazgen Sargsyan Military University.

Before graduation, he participated in the April war fighting in Jrakan. Hayk graduated from university with the military rank of Lieutenant and started his service in the Ivanyan settlement (Khojalu) of Askeram region. Two years later, he was awarded the military rank of Senior Lieutenant for his excellent service. Hayk Gharsyan died heroically in Varanada after being hit by a drone.

“About two years have passed since the war, and new children are born in my heroes’ families, many girls are trying to form new families, and many mothers are trying to live in these difficult times, and that is the best example of a rebirth for me.” Mery Chibukhchyan’s new performance is named “The Rebirth of 44.”

This is the second performance by Mery and M Dance Studio, which is staged in Ijevan Culture House. Last year the dance performance entitled “The delayed morning of hope” was staged in the same place.

Mary says that there are feelings that can only be expressed in the language of art, and the two performances were born from the parts of the story made up of those feelings. Seeing Manvel’s (immortalized in the war) newborn brother Emanuel and his living family again, Mary came to the image of the rebirth, to which the new performance is dedicated.

“The most important advice for me is that the Heroes live in each of us; as long as we live, as long as we remember and talk about them, their stories are not left unfinished,” says Mary.

Ուղիղ եթերով հեռարձակված ներկայացումը՝ այստեղ։

 

The words “Prefect Exempla” are repeated in the words of the narrators about our today’s hero of the program “The Heroes,” captain Armen Sahakyan.

“When he was injured on October 16 and came, I told Armen to stay and get better at least for a couple of days, but he said no, and he said that there was nobody next to the soldiers, he couldn’t leave them, and went back, he stayed only one day.”

Armen Sahakyan was born on March 31, 1994, in Ijevan, Tavush region. He studied at Ijevan Secondary School N 3. Since 2002 he attended sports school for sambo courses.

In 2010 he was admitted to the Faculty of Science of the Ijevan branch of Yerevan State University free of charge. However, Armen decided to become an officer. In 2010 he got admitted to Vazgen Sargsyan Military University.
The education made him even more patriotic. After graduating from the university, he decided to serve in Jrakan. He served here for five years.

He participated in the 4-day April war and did not let his troops retreat from their positions.
In September 2019, he moved to Ijevan Military Unit N to be next to his family. Since September 30, he took part in Artsakh 44-day war.

Without hesitating, he left for Artsakh to protect the northern positions of Mataghis. For about a month, he protected the position with a strength worthy of a commander. On October 16, he received shrapnel injuries, but after the shrapnel was removed at the hospital, he returned to his position with his soldiers.

Armen Sahakyan was killed while protecting Drmbon, when he was hit by a drone on October 28.

“I have always said that every girl like me should have a brother like Ashot,” says Ani Vardapetyan, his sister.

“The Heroes” program tells about Ashot Vardapetyan from Tavush, who was immortalized in the 44-day war.

Before the difficult battle, his senior friends, knowing what was waiting for them, told him to avoid and not to go, but he did not hesitate, “Where my comrades-in-arms are, there I shall be.”

Ashot Vardapetyan was born in 2000, in Achajur village, Tavush. He studied at Secondary School after Hrant Tamrazyan in 2006-2018.

During his school years, he attended Chess and Football class for 8 years. He participated in matches in different regions of the Republic of Armenia, as well as in the Republic of Georgia. After finishing school, he left for military service.

He served in “Martuni-2” in Artsakh. During the war, he was transferred to the southern border of Artsakh.

He spoke with his relatives for the last time on October 25; he fell a day later for the Homeland.

Ashot Vardapetyan was posthumously awarded “Combat Service,” “Military Cross,” and “Mother of Charity” medals.

 

“He never said what was happening with them; he was only saying that there was nothing and they were just drinking coffee. “ (Garnik Hovakimyan’s mother tells)

The hero of our new edition of “The Heroes” TV program is Garnik Hovakimyan. A responsible student, a reliable friend, who reaches out and helps and takes care of his family and relatives, this is how we will stay in the hearts of those who were lucky enough to know him.

Garnik Hovakimyan was born on March 15, 2001. He got admitted to Hovk Secondary School and graduated in 2019. The same year, he entered YSU IB, Department of Design and Applied Arts.

He was drafted into the army on June 26, 2019. He served in the “Martuni-2” defense military unit in the Republic of Artsakh. During the service, he was awarded a certificate of appreciation and a watch for high responsibility.

He was in the military position on September 27, 2020. He died on November 4 as a result of the explosion of a tank shell while stopping the enemy’s attack.

For the courage shown on the battlefield, he was posthumously awarded “For Courage” and “Mother of Charity” medals.