Armenia Fund: Sos Residents Ready to Defend their Land

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Sos is a small village in the Martuni Region of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh Republic – NKR), located only 20 kilometers from the Artsakh-Azerbaijan border. During the Artsakh War, in the 1990s, the community sustained heavy losses, with 150 residents killed while defending their country.

Although Sos emerged unscathed from the April 2016 War, it has once again demonstrated its unwavering willingness to fight for its ancestral lands.

Since the April war, scores of Sos residents have taken time off from their jobs to volunteer with the NKR Defense Army, serving on the border.

Mayor Hunan Grigoryan says the memory of Sos’ 150 fallen soldiers and officers further intensifies his fellow villagers’ sense of moral obligation and makes them even more vigilant.

Despite the constant threat of another Azeri invasion, Sos remains optimistic. That’s because its residents not only draw immense inspiration from pan-Armenian unity and support, but believe that their village is protected by its revered, 1600-year-old landmark, the famed Amaras Monastery.