If your son were alive, he would also stand at the border. I have also stood in my son's place, says Berd resident

We did not expect that Berd would be hit, as the last strike on Berd happened in the 1990s; naturally, this increases the danger, said Anush Jarahyan, a resident of Berd, Tavush province, in an interview with NEWS.am.

“We have removed the children from the city so they won’t hear those noises and be scared. My husband and I are here; we are used to it,” she stated.

Anush Jarahyan shared that the shop she currently operates belonged to her late son, Vahram Avagyan, and they have named it “Vahram’s Shop.”

“I have been providing water and cigarettes to all the arriving soldiers. Even after those strikes, I did not close the shop. They come and say, ‘Mom, we are your boys.’ I send them off as soldiers, like my son, like Vahram,” she told the news website, adding that her son was killed in 2004.

“This shop was established by my son so we could work; he had many plans, and now I work as Vahram and will never leave here. I didn’t even think about going down to the basement yesterday. If your son were alive, he would also stand at the border. I have also stood in my son's place,” Mrs. Anush said, showing a cross made by her son when he was in the 4th grade.

She recounted that her son had died after being in an accident during military exercises in the Vayk region, living for 11 days after the incident. “Every casualty is a loss of my son,” she said, wiping her eyes.