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Arman, a young conscript originally from Voskevaz village in Armenia, watches the Azerbaijani frontline located 30 meters from his position at a lookout post on the Mataghis frontline near Martakert, Nagorno-Karabakh.
Trenches at the Mataghis frontline near Martakert, Nagorno-Karabakh. During the Karabakh war (1988-1994), this area was nicknamed “the prostitute’s fishnet stockings,” referencing the multitude of holes across the landscape caused by heavy shelling.
Soldiers at the Mataghis frontline in Nagorno-Karabakh serve in 14-day increments – 14 days on the frontline and 14 days at the nearby military base.
Captain Artur Mkrtchyan, commander at the Mataghis frontline for the last five years, rests in the dugout. Nagorno-Karabakh.
Conscripts at the controversial Yeghnikner military base in Nagorno-Karabakh where instances of hazing, physical abuse, and non-combat deaths have marred the bases’ reputation.
A soldier staffs a communications point at the Mataghis frontline, near Martakert, Nagorno-Karabakh.
Lieutenant colonel Alik Sargsyan walks the trenches on the Mataghis front line near Martakert, Nagorno-Karabakh. Lieutenant colonel Sargsyan has been a soldier since the Karabakh independence movement began in 1988 and was taken hostage during the war.
On the road to the Mataghis frontline, an exposed portion of the road, visible from the Azerbaijani frontline, is partially fortified against gunfire by large metal canisters, tires, and hay.
In two-hour shifts, a statuesque soldier guards the flag of the Mataghis military unit at headquarters near Martakert, Nagorno-Karabakh.
Lunchtime on the Mataghis frontline, near Martakert, Nagorno-Karabakh.
Yeghnikner military base, Nagorno-Karabakh.
On the walls of a dugout on the Mataghis frontline hang a religious poster discouraging violence among the military ranks, a copy of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic’s official military newspaper, and a soldier’s hat and jacket.
Conscripts during the daily exercise regimen at Yeghnikner military base, Nagorno-Karabakh.
Soldier on night watch at the Yeghnikner frontline, Nagorno-Karabakh, across from the Gyulistan, Azerbaijan front line. Soldiers take shifts at night – 2 hours on, 2 hours off.
Defense Minister Movses Hakobyan’s (seated left) personal mobile phone number is posted at all military bases to encourage soldiers to call him directly to report instances of abuse/hazing. But he says soldiers are still reluctant to report each other.
Lieutenant colonel Alik Sargsyan watches the Azerbaijani frontline located 30 meters from his position at a lookout post, with Arman, a young conscript, in the background. On the Mataghis frontline near Martakert, Nagorno-Karabakh.
A soldier makes a call at the only spot with cell phone reception at the Mataghis frontline. The Azerbaijani frontline is visible in the foreground with an Azerbaijani village in the background. Nagorno-Karabakh.
Conscripts at the Yeghnikner military base in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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