Ex head of General Staff of Armenia, Col .Gen. M. Hakobyan: "Armenian MoD spread lies about what was happening at the front. 1 of the tasks of the info centre is to mislead the enemy. But there is a rule - misinfo shouldn't exceed 30% of the info. In Armenia, the lie was 100%."
"The representative of the Armenian Defense Ministry Artsrun Hovhannisyan is incompetent in army matters, since he did not command even a small battery and often does not understand the essence of what he is talking about."
"Therefore, after the signing of the statement by the heads of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which put an end to the fighting in Artsakh, many could not understand and still do not understand why this document was signed."
"By September 30, 78% of mobilization was carried out in Artsakh, and 52% in Armenia. Although the general mobilization was required to be carried out 48 hours after the start of the war."
"On the 3rd day of the war, the Prime Minister of the country ordered to stop recruiting and send volunteers to the front line.
On the fifth day of the war, there were already 1,500 deserters. They were isolated in Artsakh so that they would not return to Armenia and sow panic"
On the fifth day of the war, there were already 1,500 deserters. They were isolated in Artsakh so that they would not return to Armenia and sow panic"
"After the revolution (under Chief of the General Staff Artak Davtyan), the composition of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff was almost doubled (by 98 %) and the number of military personnel who, if necessary, had to fight, was reduced."
"Problems arose on the right and left flanks, where it was not possible to ensure the replenishment of the first line units. The volume of replenishment of the first line from the NKR made only 32%. Armenia also failed to achieve the planned replenishment targets."
"The plan for the procurement of weapons was sharply changed by Pashinyan, as a result of which weapons were purchased that were not useful during the war: Su-30SM, Osa, and others"
"I proposed to buy Tor anti-aircraft missile systems, but in 2018 they changed the procurement plan and bought the Osa systems. Now ask how many drones were destroyed by the Osa complexes? None."
"Su-30SM fighters are in Armenia without missiles intended for them. I warned the management about this. There is a special decree of the Russian government that prohibits the sale of missiles for the Su-30SM to other countries."
"I was offered to purchase these fighters when I was the head of the General Staff, but I refused and reported to the country's leadership why we did not need them."
"From the very first day, I tried to prevent civilians from entering the headquarters who had nothing to do with the management of military operations. This was not always successful."
"Pashinyan's wife was in the bunker during the meeting of the Command Post of the Artsakh Defense Army, and I asked her to get out of there, due to the conditions of the military situation. She was there for another 20 minutes."
"After that, I was summoned to the Ministry of Defense of Armenia and, on behalf of Pashinyan, was forbidden to appear at the command post of the Artsakh Defense Army."
"Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan did not understand that under the conditions of war, the supply of weapons to Armenia would be doubly complicated. He did not understand that his stocks should be kept in his own country and not in another country."
"Five regiments were cut by a completely 'secret decision'."