Sayat-Nova Vahan Barseghyan

( 12.06.1996 – 22.10.2020 )

Sayat-Nova Vahan Barseghyan. Lietennant, commander of platoon (June 12, 1996, town Ashtarak – October 22, 2020, Hadrut).

He received his secondary education at first at Ashtarak secondary school after Vardkes Petrosyan, then – at high school # 5 after Sisakyan. He studied with excellency. Sayat’s father – Vahan Barseghyan served in special regiment in 90-th and has participated in 1-st Artsakh war, receiving certificates of honour and medals.  In 2014 Sayat served in Askeran. He was an artillieryman. He also participated in 2016 April 4-day war.   After service, in 2016 Sayat enrolled in Armenian Achitecture and Constructing State Universiy and studied with excellency. On September 27, 2020 Sayat moved to Artsakh, and told his sisters to give a good look at themselves. He was in Martuni-2, his mortal comrades tell, how much power and energy he had. On the hard days of battles Sayat with his friend Manuk voluntarily moved to Hadrut, despite the fact that friends persuaded him to stay with them.  In Hadrut he received a rank of lietennant, was appointed a commander of platoon. On October 21 he wounded the leg, but refused to leave the positions, instead him he sent few other wounded soldiers for treating. At afternoon October 22 he was fatally wounded by drone attack in the head, heart, abdomen… He had a slogan – “Homeland, Religion, Language – 3 miracles”. He had an aim – Allround Armenian travel, Bicycle tour to Artsakh, realisation of “EcoArm” business program, alas… During one of the family conversations, Sayat said, that he is going to do so unique gift to his parents, devoted to their marriage 25-year anniversary, that they will never forget it – all their relatives will gather on that day. On October 24, 2020 – on Sayat’s grandmother’s birthday his family knew about his death, and on October 26 – on Sayat’s father birthday, which was also his parents’ marriage day, he was burried… Sayat wrote: “The world will never remove its mask of kind man and will not show its decayed from plague and depraved face. It will continue to conceal and falsify events with an indifferent and unspoken smile… So, take steps to preserve this cursed peace. You don’t see what’s going on, don’t you hear the screams of help…?”