In a Retrospect: Interview With Four Day Appril War Participant (EXCLUSIVE)

• 04.02.2019, 16:15
•  World,  Armenia,  NKR,  Interview

On the night of April 2, 2016 Azerbaijan unleashed large scale military aggression along the border with Artsakh. During the four-day war both sides suffered big number of casualties.

”Armedia” IAA talked to Daniel Davtyan, one of the April war heroes, who suffered cerebral fracture injury during the war.

- At what point did you realize that you deal with a large scale military operations rather than a sabotage?  

- In the morning of April 2 it was clear that a war broke out. Heavy artillery was being used against our post. It was unexpected but we always had the feeling that whenever a war breaks out or an attack is unleashed we must be ready for an equal counter-attack. I should emphasize that we all did that with whatever means were available. In a retrospect  to the developments I come to think that we should have been more cruel and severe. If a war breaks out now, our army is better equipped with arms and armament and it will be easier to resist and conquer new territories.

- How did the war impact your worldview?

- We came to realize as a result that regardless of one’s location one must always keep vigil.

The person is different before and after a war. When you go through a war you unwillingly become vigilant with the adversary becoming predictable.