We should not lose more soldiers to return the lost territories - says Karabakh war veteran (video)
No matter how many agreements on ceasefire you conclude, the war will not end unless Baku or Yerevan fall, Vova Vartanov, Commander of the First reconnaissance-sabotage group, said on May 25. “If Baku falls, Turks will create new states, but if Yerevan falls, new genocide and deportation will threaten us. I think this is another reason for our soldiers to fighter better than Turks do, because we have no other option, we have no right to lose,” the Karabakh war veteran said during a press conference. Vova Vartanov says the war started in 1989 and still continues. “… and it will not end unless Baku falls.” Speaking about the territories that Armenia lost in the four-day war, Mr Vartanov said ‘these lands are expensive for us, but not as much as the lives of soldiers.’ “We cannot take these territories the way that Turks do, but their return and advancement are a necessity for us from the political perspective. I think we should not lose 200-300 soldiers to take back these territories,” he said adding that though these lands are not important strategically, they are important tactically.
