THE LAST VETERAN FROM OUYTS – THE 301ST

94-year-old grandfather Khachatur is from the village Ouyts of Syunik region. From their village 301 men participated in the Great Patriotic War, 157 didn’t return.

– On January 3, 1943 the offensive began. We liberated Rostov, Odessa, Kaliningrad, reached the borders of Romania. I was in Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Vienna, – tells grandfather Khachatur.

He admits that on the battlefield he experienced many heavy and difficult moments, but miraculously survived. Every year on May 9 veterans of the village went to the memorial to honor the memory of villagers who died in the war.

This year also grandfather Khachatur put on his jacket heavy of medals and went to memorial. This time he was alone… He’s the only veteran of the Great Patriotic of the village Ouyts – the 301st…

ALICE ALAVERDYAN