THE DESIRE TO LIVE: Martuni, Artsakh S1E10 DOCUMENTARY (Armenian with English subtitles)

On the 27th of September in Martuni, there were 12 strikes in the space of 4 minutes. They included one that mortally wounded an 8-year-old girl, Victoria Gevorgyan, and left her 2-year-old brother Artsvik badly injured and traumatized.

13 civilians were killed in the violent and indiscriminate bombarding of Martuni. Most of the 6000 people who lived here had either fled or stayed in bunkers, the town is almost entirely in ruins.

In January alone, an area of more than 160 hectares in this province was cleared of explosive objects and nearly 600 pieces of munitions, including artillery shells, anti-tank and land mines, air bombs, cluster bombs, fragments of Grad and Smerch missiles, and cartridges of various caliber were found in the peaceful town of Martuni.

Martuni (Armenian: Մարտունի) is a center of Artsakh’s Martuni region. The city had a population of about 6000 before the war. Excavations in Martuni have uncovered a number of tombs dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. Martuni is also home to several ruined medieval churches and remains of settlements, and khachkars have also been preserved. 353 Armenian historical and architectural monuments have been preserved in the region, the oldest of which is the Amaras Monastery.
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My name is Mariam, and I am a filmmaker from Artsakh. My colleague Tigran and I began making a non-commentary-style documentary series to show post-war life in Artsakh called #TheDesireToLive. This short series is aiming to show the effects of the war on the regular people of Artsakh and their livelihood. If you want to learn more about Artsakh and the people that live in it, subscribe to the channel!

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