When you say 'there's no army,' you are insulting our soldiers and devaluing their service today

Right now, thousands of our brothers and sons, both privates and officers, are patiently and devotedly serving in this terrifyingly demoralized and desperate environment, overcoming unprecedented technical challenges.

But, while sipping hot coffee in the morning, some people write statuses every day claiming that 'we have no army.' It's clear that the army is exhausted, has suffered a terrible blow, is facing management issues, has lost equipment and munitions. More importantly, it is unclear what problems the state is presenting to the army, if any at all, and what the future holds—these are all our questions.

But when you casually say 'there's no army,' you insult and offend our soldiers and officers, devaluing their service today. Please do not do that.

Arsen Karapetyan, former member of the Yerevan City Council 'My Step' faction.