They were participants of the “Wedding in the mountains”
Sanvel Papazyan and Armen Minasyan are friends of many years. Wherever they are, they always spend May 9 together.
They friendship goes back to the battlefields of Karabakh, where they where fighting side by side. Together they passed through the whole war, together they enjoyed the liberation of Shushi in 1992.
"The operation was very important and hard. Our group went to it knowing that no one of us would be back. We were aware that we were going to die but we were doing it for fatherland", says Samvel Papazyan.
"We all gathered on May 7 and went up to Qyosalar mountain. It was late and we had gone deep into Azeri's rear, about 30 km. It was the most difficult fight", Armen Minasyan adds.
The group of Armenian fighters which consisted of 85 men was surrounded during the fight.
"They were about ten times as many as us, we fought for 6-7 hours but could break out of encirclement", Papazyan tells.
Both friends were wounded. Today each of them remembers not his, but friend's wounds.
"We were taken to Yerevan on May 8. Samvel was seriously wounded and was taken to 8th hospital", Armen Minasyan recalls.
"The tank shell hit straight on the place where Armen was. He was thrown wawy for 5-6 meters with a truckload of ground", Samvel Papazyan says.
After recovering they were quick to meet again, congratulate each other on the occasion of Shushi liberation and return back to battlefield.
"I knew, I felt that Shushi would be liberated by all means", Sanvel Papazyan says.
