"We kept saying, 'Get married, start a family.' He told us he’d do so in January, when he turned thirty.”
"We did not realize that a war had broken out. I work in the community hall. We were told that there would be a three-day gathering and military training,” says Anahit Sargsyan.
Satenik places her husband’s medals and honorary awards on the writing desk. Mark and Maria aged four, quickly run to the table and pick them up.
The 29-year-old was killed in the recent Karabakh war, but the family still doesn’t know where his body is. They want to properly bury the body.
Arsen's older brother also volunteered during the war. Hovnikyan says that when Arsen found out he asked his brother not to go, saying that he’s fighting for everyone.