Why? Whose Fault? The Fallen Gurgen Was a Father of 3 Children, Arthur a Father of 4

Martakert secondary school teacher Natasha Poghosyan wrote: "On August 3, they were the innocent victims, contract servicemen Gurgen Gabrielyan and Arthur Khachaturyan. Gurgen is the son of Nelly Atanesyan, the principal of the secondary school in our village of Arajaazor, and the father of three children. Hours before the incident, Gurgen's sister, Nane Gabrielyan, visited the school for work. We talked. For our educators, he had an amazing character; it seemed he had a gravitational pull that made you want to converse with him pleasantly. This time too, our conversation was intimate, one could say about everything, which he looked at with such great understanding. None of us would have guessed that after parting with him, we would soon hear the news of his brother's death.

What immense pride, fitting for his young age, a unique posture in police uniform that makes you alert, high-level organization, with a great understanding exhibited through his active work with the younger generation... Yet, here comes a great misfortune that entered their home... Once again, children left orphaned, a mourning mother, a young woman, a shattered family... I look at the family photo of Gurgen Gabrielyan... Again, Nane's proud posture appears to me, facing the family tragedy... Words of comfort directed to the relatives of the deceased are lacking when a pillar of the family has been lost...

I read the sorrowful words of the daughter of the fallen Arthur Khachaturyan on the same day, and I was taken aback. The father of four children has perished; their world has collapsed on their heads... Why? Whose fault? For the sake of the homeland? When her daughter’s tearful eyes see the homeland shrouded in mist. When they lose a rock, the homeland stops smiling. And supportive words resound, companioning the heart-wrenching sorrow... Can we console the relatives of the fallen when there are thousands of eternal souls in the sky? But until when...?"