Robert Kocharyan: The Southern Corps and Stepanakert Unit Were Decimated in a Doubtful Operation Ordered by the Prime Minister

The second president of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, in an interview with "5th Channel," addressed whether it was possible to win the recent war or to sign a non-capitulation act under more favorable conditions, stating that he does not doubt it was possible.

“First, it was clear after the April War what kind of war we would have in the future. Why were we completely unprepared for such a war? It was announced that airspace was fully closed, and it turned out that it was completely open for the Azerbaijani air force and drones. Incidents of the mistakes made were also mentioned by military officials. For two and a half years, we did not attempt to fully close the airspace, which could have been done, for instance, by purchasing effective systems against drones instead of spending 120 million dollars on bonuses. It is apparent that "Su-30s" were purchased, which were never utilized; there was not a single combat flight. No missiles were bought,” said Kocharyan.

To the question of whether there were missiles, thus referring to the absence of missiles associated with the "Su-30," the former president replied that there were none and could not have been: