ArmInfo. Armenia and Artsakh have become a bone in the throat of the Great Turan - an old Turkish dream. A similar opinion was expressed to ArmInfo by the hero of Artsakh, Major General Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan (Commandos).
"Initially, Azerbaijan, or rather Turkey, planned to seize all of Artsakh in a matter of days. The Turkish General Staff thought that our army would be unable to withstand the powerful onslaught of the numerically superior Azerbaijani army, jihadist mercenaries and drones, and would quickly surrender. Blitzkrieg failed due to the heroism of our military. the calculations were not justified and today the battles have become protracted, "he stressed.
According to the general's estimates, aggressive and expansionist statements from Baku and Ankara are in no way an exaggeration. The commandos is convinced that not only Artsakh, but also Armenia and other countries, up to the final point of Great Turan - the border with China, are among Ankara's plans as expansionist goals.
According to the estimates of the honored commander, the Armenian army is ready to fight with Azerbaijan and win. Of course, not within 20 minutes, as Ilham Aliyev stated. And the fact that in the most difficult conditions, when the Armenian army is fighting alone with Azerbaijan, 80 million Turkey and other allies of this tandem, in his opinion, most accurately reflects the heroism and high spirit of the Armenian soldier and officer.
At the same time, according to him, Azerbaijan continues to receive weapons and ammunition from Turkey, Israel, Belarus, and some other countries, which creates additional difficulties for the Armenian army. The Armenian army, the Armenian nation opposes all this with their own cohesion, heroism and readiness to defend their own life and freedom.
"The worst thing in all this for us is our losses. These losses of our gene pool can not be compensated by anything. Yes, we stand firmly on our feet and defend our country. But the war must be ended. And the sooner we achieve this, the sooner we can register our victory. Our victory is in the earliest possible end of the war, "Ter-Tadevosyan summed up.