“On the days of April war, more than 10 thousand people who were not servicemen appeared in the trenches,” said Karen Vrtanesyan, Coordinator of Razm.info specialized website, in an interview with Aravot.am. Comparing with the enemy, he said that maybe some 100 people were just going to Azerbaijan for some tour performances, taking a photo with soldiers, doing selfies, saying hi with the hand and so on.
To the observation that we had also many people who were doing a selfie, he replied, “On the Facebook, yes, there were many selfies but there were about 10 thousand people in the trenches, perhaps even more. There were 7000 mobilized forces, reservists, from Artsakh”. Vigen Sargsyan, after his appointment as a Defense Minister, during the discussion of the government program at the National Assembly, said that the chances for women to pass a military service on volunteer bases should be expanded. He said that there should not only be appropriate service conditions for women but also equal rights and guarantees for promotion.
As mentioned by Karen Vrtanesyan, if there is no war and no need to mobilize the entire nation, it is more beneficial for the country if women defend the so-called rear, get married and have children. To our observation that people say the women-snipers are more successful, he replied, “We have a woman who received the “Medal of Courage” during the war in April for destroying the enemy’s machine-gunner. There is potential but it should not be made a rule. In the Israeli army, women are not also in the front line.” There are many legends associated with the army. Recently, a myth is circulating that our drones make a loud voice, while the Azerbaijan’s drones although release only a weak light but our people are so highly trained that they are able to catch and destroy them.
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We were curious and asked Mr. Vrtanesyan whether there is a difference between our and the enemy’s drones. He replied, “There is a difference because theirs is an Israeli model. Our drones are primarily local but we also actively use smaller drones of other countries.” According to Karen Vrtanesyan, anyway, the drones in our country and in Azerbaijan are working on the same principle, “Ours work with a crank handle, so is theirs, and the sound of the crank will be heard in any way.” As for the loud voice of our devices, according to Karen Vrtanesyan, it is ridiculous, “It is clear that ours is flying within our country and the sound is heard loud, while we see theirs already on the height.”
