Borderline, frontline… Gevorg Gharibyan, a new Greco-Roman wrestler and new European champion, visited the place of service of the strong and dedicated boys on combat duty.

‘When the Artsakh war broke out, I faced a dilemma: to choose a weapon or a camera. I made sure that there were a lot of people taking up arms and decided that my weapon would be the camera. I accepted the strictest principle for myself: I am only a documentarian.

Interview with Gayane Hovhannisyan, reanimation specialist at Izmirlian Medical Center

For a moment I forget that I have to see a military doctor. Someone, who served in the border military units, was attacked by saboteurs and rescued soldiers wounded by a sniper’s bullet from the clutches of death.

Mrs. Anush carefully arranged the pairs of warm wool socks she has knitted, placing the corresponding size inside each pair. These are her gifts for the soldiers at the combat positions.

At the Homeland Defender’s Rehabilitation Center, Arman, Avetis and all the other boys are united by the same fate. Each of them chose the homeland and their people over his own life and health, and without hesitation went into battle to defend the land and country.

Zangakatun village is on the border of the border and like other border settlements it lives between war and peace. Those who live on the border have a special love and reverence for the soldiers, the guarantors of their peaceful life, ensuring their security.