All Armenian men possess morale, it only needs to be boosted, Arabo detachment commander said.

“Though the fighting spirit isn’t as high as in 89-90s, its presence is what matters,” Manvel Yeghiazaryan said, stressing that the new generation needs to know the value of honor.

Shushi, due its impregnability, has long served as a unique defensive point for population of Varanda. In XVIII century it became a fortress town and a major trade and cultural center in XIX. In 1920, Soviet power was established in Shushi and in June 1923 Nagorno Karabakh was transferred to Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. On May 8, 1992, the city was liberated in an unprecedented operation by Artsakh army.