No Other Option: In the Village of Hatsi, Artsakh, a Family of Seven Eats Bread According to Age

In the village of Hatsi, located in the Martuni region of Artsakh, a large family of seven has developed a routine where they eat bread according to their ages. Among the family members, two are young children, two are elderly, and the younger ones eat first, followed by the adults. There is no other option: Hatsi village is under Azerbaijani blockade, with no flour, fuel, or wheat available, and electricity—much like hope—is intermittent.

According to a report by MediaHub, "We have a shop in the village, and we receive 20-30 loaves of bread daily. Our household barely manages 1-2 loaves a day. Given this situation, we adapt to everything. In our family, it's just me, my husband, his brother and parents, and our two underage children, one is 1.5 years old and the other is 2.5. The health condition of the sick is poor; it often happens that they cannot go for check-ups due to transportation issues. The shuttle operates three times a week," she shared in an interview with the media outlet.

The family’s young children, as Armine mentions, haven’t seen any fruit for a long time. Her eldest son, aged 2.5, when coloring a book, forgot the color of a banana and asked his mother, "Mom, what color is a banana?"

"My eldest son asks me, 'Mom, what color is a banana? I forgot.' The elder one understands what is happening. Many times, when my youngest son wants something, the elder says, 'There’s none, the Turks have closed the road,'" Armine recounted.

The 2.5-year-old frequently asks his mother the same question, "Mom, why have the Turks surrounded the area? Why have they closed the road, preventing us from going to Armenia?" Armine, who has lost hope for a distant light, tries to comfort her son with the reassuring words, "It will be alright, my boy."

It is worth mentioning that 19 trucks of humanitarian aid under the title "Food for Life," which set off from Yerevan towards Artsakh yesterday, have stopped in the village of Kornidzor in Syunik. However, Baku has yet to allow the trucks to enter through the Lachin corridor into Artsakh.