AYF’s ‘With Our Soldiers’ Campaign Distributes $5,000 to the Families of Fallen Soldiers in Armavir


Families of five more fallen soldiers received assistance through the "With Our Soldiers" Campaigm

Families of five more fallen soldiers received assistance through the “With Our Soldiers” Campaigm

ARMAVIR, Armenia—The Armenian Youth Federation’s ‘With Our Soldiers’ campaign continued its efforts to provide financial relief to the families of soldiers, who have lost their lives during the Four Day War and in its aftermath. During the past few days, the campaign representatives in Armenia visited the families of 5 fallen heroes from Armavir region of Armenia.

As in the past, the ‘With Our Soldiers’ campaign allocated $1,000 to the family of each fallen soldier and another $250 for each child in the family. The total amount of funds provided to the families in Armavir region was $5,000. The campaign has also taken steps to inform the community about the work that is being done on the ground in Armenia and provide our supporters with documentation verifying the delivery of funds.

Below you will find information on the fallen soldiers from Kotayk visited by the representatives of the WOS initiative along with accompanying videos that tell their stories. Additional information can be found on the campaign’s website www.withoursoldiers.com.

Nikolay Hovsepian

Nikolay Hovsepian

Nikolay Hovsepyan (b. 1953) went to Artsakh as a volunteer because he believed that the new generation of soldiers needed experienced commanders to guide them during challenging times. A native of Kirovabad (Gandzak) and a veteran of the Artsakh Liberation Movement (1988 – 1994), Nikolay Hovsepian and his wife Raisa, originally from Baku, had settled in Echmiadzin in the aftermath of the first war.