For more than twenty years, Armenians around the world were proud of the victory we had arduously and brutally forged over the corpses of our enemies during the Artsakh Liberation War...

03:00:00 12.05.2025

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For more than twenty years, Armenians around the world were proud of the victory we had arduously and brutally forged over the corpses of our enemies during the Artsakh Liberation War. This was a turning point in our modern history, where, instead of losing land, we liberated land from the enemy’s death grip. Yet I have always found it puzzling that we never had a clearly designated Victory Day for that war—despite the fact that we all fully understand that we achieved a significant military victory in the early 1990s, even though, due to various conspiratorial reasons, we failed to politically solidify that victory. Many will confidently say that May 9—the liberation of Shushi—is our "Victory Day," but that is actually a distraction, as it marks only the liberation of Shushi, not the end of the war. Even two years after Shushi’s liberation, we were engaged in fierce battles and once again stood at the brink of defeat. It was entirely possible that just months after liberating Shushi, we could have lost the war. Therefore, commemorating that day as Victory Day is not logical. It would be akin to the Russians celebrating February 2—the victory at the Battle of Stalingrad—instead of May 9, the day of Germany’s capitulation. Others argue that we never truly had a Victory Day because the war remained unfinished—we didn’t capture Baku. But this is another manipulation. Yes, the war was left unfinished politically, as we failed to officially declare victory and reunite Artsakh with Armenia. However, from a military perspective, it was not unfinished at all. We achieved our primary objective: liberating all of Artsakh’s regions from the Azerbaijani armed forces. There was no need to force the capitulation of all of Baku, because that was never the original goal of the war. In fact, throughout human history, very few wars have ended with total capitulation of one side, as was the case with the Third Reich. When, on November 9, 2020, the Armenian Armed Forces were treacherously defeated and Artsakh fell, Baku immediately began marking that day as their Victory Day—almost instantly. And to this day, that date has become a sacred one for them, despite the fact that they hadn’t forced the capitulation of Yerevan—or even Stepanakert. Taking all this into account, we come to the conclusion that the true Victory Day for Armenia should not have been May 9 (the day Shushi was liberated), but rather May 12, since on May 12, 1994, a ceasefire was signed following the military successes of the Armenian Armed Forces. However, the Kremlin—through its puppets operating in Armenia—did not want May 12 to become a national victory celebration. So they deliberately fused May 9’s liberation of Shushi with the Soviet Army’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, to water down and obscure our victory—so that we would not have a distinct Victory Day of our own. Levon Ter-Petrosyan, being an agent of the Mossad and the KGB, intentionally avoided declaring May 12 as Victory Day, so that it would not be officially recorded. He continued to claim that there was a "Karabakh conflict" and insisted that compromises were inevitable. It’s utter madness to think that a victorious army would even consider making compromises just a few years after achieving such a triumph. He even absurdly claimed that we had not won the war, only a battle. Of course, this was all said to cast doubt on our victory—because a nation that doubts its own victory is far more likely to accept defeatist compromises instead of remaining demanding and uncompromising. Naturally, this helped keep Artsakh separated from Armenia. They didn’t want us to celebrate a Victory Day because they didn’t want the concept of "victory" and the psychology of a winner to enter our national subconscious. Had May 12 been celebrated as Victory Day, it would have triggered a positive chain reaction leading to the full unification of Artsakh with Armenia. And that is precisely why it never happened. It may sound exaggerated, but the betrayal and gradual loss of Artsakh began the moment we failed to mark that day on our national calendar. Sadly, the vast majority of our people are unaware of the importance of that day—and this is where the entire conspiracy lies. Our external and internal enemies stole our Victory Day from us—especially after the end of the 44-day treacherous war in 2020, when the November criminals betrayed Artsakh. They stole our Victory Day and now force us to celebrate their Bolshevik holiday, which has nothing to do with our national triumph. Celebrating May 12 as Victory Day would make no sense now, as Artsakh is once again under occupation. But our movement—Hosank—marks this day as the Day of Remembrance for the Artsakh Liberation War, so that we never forget the sacrifices of our freedom fighters, so that we remain inspired by their spirit and continue their struggle. P.S. The only person I’ve heard speak about the importance of May 12 is Hrant Ter-Abrahamyan from the Combat Brotherhood, and I thank him for raising this vital issue.