‘With Our Soldiers’ Campaign Distributes $13,750 to the Families of Fallen Soldiers in Hadrut

HADRUT””During the past month, the AYF’s ”˜With Our Soldiers’ campaign has continued its efforts to disburse funds to the families of soldiers, who had lost their lives during the Four Day War and in its aftermath. The representatives of the campaign and the Armenian Relief Society of Artsakh met the families of the 9 servicemen from Hadrut, who were killed in early April, at the ARS office in Stepanakert, delivering $13,750 in assistance. You can watch the video report on the meeting here:

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As in the past, the ”˜With Our Soldiers’ campaign allocated $1,000 to the family of each fallen soldier, with an extra $250 payment for each child.  Overall, 24 servicemen and military personnel from different regions of Artsakh gave their lives in service of the Homeland, and the AYF delivered about $33,000 to those families. The task force has reported that15 of the 24 fallen soldiers from Artsakh had children, the vast majority of whom are under the age of 12. A total of 7 out of 9 fallen soldiers from Hadrut had children, and it was a top priority for the AYF to reach those families first. In the coming days, press releases will be published featuring the visits with the families Askeran, Kashatagh, Martuni, Martakert, Stepanakert and Shushi.

“The efforts of the Armenian youth in the Diaspora are aimed at showing to the families of our fallen heroes that they are not alone, and trying to somehow ameliorate their immense pain over the losses that they have sustained,”