National army
![COMABAT DUTY CARRIED OUT WITH HIGH SCORES](http://www.hayzinvor.am/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/4-1-1-4-300x207.jpg)
One of the units of our army was recognized as the best among the artillery units on combat duty. I still knew that much when I went to the artillery unit to talk to the commander of the unit with the best results. “I will call him and, you will talk,” said the deputy commander of the military unit, Lt Col Atabekyan, before the commander of the subdivision came to his office.
![BECOMING A SOLDIER BY CALL OF BLOOD](http://www.hayzinvor.am/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/6-1-1-5-213x300.jpg)
The military unit is in active training. Artillery units are undergoing fire training. By the order of Lt Vardanyan, the conscripts release the artillery piece and report that they are ready for the next steps.
![“I BELONG HERE, IN THE TRANCHE, MY SON BELONGS HERE, ON THE BORDER OF THE MOTHERLAND ...”](http://www.hayzinvor.am/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/4-1-2-1-300x169.jpg)
The self-defense battles in Artsvashen started in 1989 and lasted for 3 years. Artsvashen, located in the eastern part of Gegharkunik region, was an enclave in the Getabek region of Azerbaijan, the last Armenian piece of land.
![OUR EXPECTATIONS CAME TRUE](http://www.hayzinvor.am/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/8-1-1-1-300x219.jpg)
An interview with the head of the Ministry of Defense Conscription and Mobilization Service, Col ARMEN AVTANDILYAN
![2020 ‘WARRIOR OF PEACE’](http://www.hayzinvor.am/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/10-1-1-1-300x200.jpg)
According to the decision of the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS member states, in accordance with the plans of bilateral cooperation between the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the Ministries of Defense of the CIS member states, the International Peace Fighter Competition is held every year within the framework of the International Army Games tournament.