Poghos Mrjumyan


Poghos Mrjumyan has undergone 12 surgeries, the last one months ago. Poghos, his father, brother, and son-in-law volunteered to participate in the 44-day operation. Poghos was seriously injured by a hailstone on October 2 in Jrakan. Almost his entire body was covered in shrapnel, and his legs were especially damaged. Armenian soldiers were the first to come to his aid, but they later died.

Aram Avetisyan


Aram Avetisyan lost both legs in 44 days. Now he moves around with prostheses. Aram is from the village of Achajur, grew up in a military family, all the men in the family - his father and four brothers - are military. After losing both legs, Aram is trying to live a full life. He and his friends modified and adapted the car for him. He can no longer serve in the military, but he works in a car workshop.

Life after the war: Gevorg Hambardzumyan


23-year-old Gevorg Hambardzumyan, who suffered a severe brain injury, speaks with great difficulty, his hand does not work due to the brain injury, and walking has become difficult. After the war, during the rehabilitation phase, at the suggestion of a friend, he decided to continue training, but not in boxing, but in the field of para-arm wrestling. The former boxer returns to Armenia with laurels. He has more than 10 medals, which he won at the world and European para-arm wrestling championships.

Samvel Safaryan


Samvel Safaryan was wounded three times in one day. Samvel was serving in the military in the village of Shekher, Martuni region of Artsakh, his birthplace, when the war began. The young commander was in positions with 4 snipers under his command. He was wounded for the first time while observing an enemy trench, when Azerbaijani soldiers attacked his trench and threw grenades. At that time, Samvel's right hand was wounded, the second time on the way to the hospital, and the third time in the head.

Harutyun Arakelyan after the 44-day war


Only after the 11th surgery were they able to save the leg of Harutyun Arakelyan, a participant in the 44-day war. After being wounded in the war, doctors did not give him hope that he would walk, even the option of amputating his leg was discussed, but everything ended successfully. Although Harutyun can now walk, he can no longer fulfill his childhood dream of becoming a boxing champion. Now he has founded the “Legends” boxing club in Hrazdan, where he trains children.

Armen Miskaryan after the 44-day war


Armen Miskaryan participated in the 44-day war with his older brother as a contract soldier. He was seriously wounded in the jaw by an anti-aircraft gun in Karvachar and was transferred to Yerevan. Only in the hospital, after regaining consciousness after complex surgeries, did he learn that his brother had died. Even after four surgeries, doctors were unable to save his eye. The care of his two and his brother's five young children falls mainly on his shoulders. Armen has also taken in his widowed sister's family, who also has two children.

Hamid Broyan after the 44-day war


Hamid Broyan served in the "Martuni 2" military unit in Artsakh. During the 44-day war, he fought in Hadrut and Varanda, where he was seriously wounded by an anti-aircraft gun on October 24. He underwent twelve surgeries, had his right heel amputated, and underwent a long rehabilitation period at the Soldier's Home. After searching for a job, he decided to become a hairstylist. He has been opening his own hair salon in Armavir for a year.

Sergey Hambardzumyan after the 44-day war


Sergey Hambardzumyan, a participant in the 44-day war, still does not play the guitar after being seriously injured, although music is his element. His left hand has become disabled. He was seriously injured in the village of Kert, Martuni region, in a UAZ, where 27 out of 29 people were killed. One of the dozens of fragments found in Sergey's body injured his head. He underwent thirteen surgeries and received long-term rehabilitation treatment at the Soldier's House, where he met and married Sona in February 2022.

Vahe Abrahamyan after the 44-day war


Vahe Abrahamyan had returned to Armenia from Russia just days before the 44-day war began. His brother was a conscript. Vahe went to war as a volunteer. The brothers never met on the battlefield. Fierce battles, a long and grueling 50 days of captivity in Baku, and then the return. Today, the brothers are home.

Arman Simikyan after the 44-day war


Arman Simikyan, an actor of the Hakob Paronyan State Musical Comedy Theater, had just graduated from the acting department of the Yerevan State Institute of Theater and Cinema and had only been a soldier for 7 months when the 44-day war began. The scout-machine gunner miraculously survived a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was somehow taken to the hospital in a bloody state. Arman believes in the soldier of the Armenian army, in the potential that is stored in his veins.

 

Hayk Torosyan after the 44-day war


Hayk Torosyan, a participant in the April four-day session, suffered a complex craniocerebral injury in Martakert. Nine years later, Hayk looks back on his difficult path, trying to recall details from that fateful day and the following months and years. The profession of artistic photography and cameraman remained in the past. After long-term treatment, he was admitted to the Faculty of Sociology of Yerevan State University, studied various programs in order to provide for his needs and support his family.

Benjamin Poghosyan after the 44-day war


Beniamin Poghosyan, a participant in the 44-day war, is a native of Gyumri. He graduated from the Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts. On September 27, 2020, he was in the Mataghis military unit of the Defense Army. They had been warned about the impending war months ago. They were psychologically prepared. On October 2, he was seriously wounded in the legs by shrapnel from an anti-aircraft missile strike in Talish. He had not yet managed to understand the seriousness of his condition when he was wounded a second time by a cluster munition. Later, he learned that 12 of his friends had died and he was the only one who survived. Beniamin underwent 13 surgeries, received long rehabilitation treatment at the Soldier's House. And he met his wife at the Burn Center. Lusine, who helps wounded soldiers in the hospital on a voluntary basis, gave him a new life.