The Artsakh Freedom Fighters Union ( hy, Արցախի ազատամարտիկների միություն) is a military veterans organization of the

Artsakh Defence Army The Artsakh Defence Army ( hy, Արցախի Հանրապետության պաշտպանության բանակ, Artsakhi Hanrapetut’yan pashtpanut’yan banak) is the defence force of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). Est ...

. It serves as an organization that honours

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/Armenian veterans of war, whether they hail from

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or the Artsakh Republic. It was established on 23 February (the traditional

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holiday) in the year 2000. On

Shushi Liberation Day Shushi Liberation Day () is a national holiday celebrated in Armenia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. It is commemorated on both 8 and 9 May as a way to celebrate the anniversary of the Capture of Shusha and the Siege of Stepanakert (re ...

in 2013, a newly-erected building for the union was opened on

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. On 2 April 2016, an independent battalion was formed adjacent to the union building. It is community association, operating n 181 communities of the country. The union has a youth wing called ''Hayrenyats Pashtpan'' (Motherland Defender), which was established in April 2006. In 2007, personnel of the union took part in the Liberation Day

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for the first time.Պաշտպանության բանակի զորահանդեսները
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, the

First Nagorno-Karabakh War The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in th ...

and the

2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes The 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, also known as the Four-Day War,, IPA: ʰɑroɾjɑ pɑtɛɾɑzm az, Dördgünlük müharibə April War,; or April clashes, began along the Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact on 1 April 2016 with the Artsakh D ...

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{{reflist Military of the Republic of Artsakh Veterans' organizations

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