YEREVAN. – The Artsivner [Eagles] squad of war participants protected their homeland in most difficult places during the war, head of the squad Astvatsatur Petrosyan told the journalists on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the squad. During the Artsakh [Nagorno-Karabakh] war the squad protected the Gandzasar point in Artsakh’s Martakert Region without allowing the opponent to occupy the height and the road leading to capital city Stepanakert. “We were aware of where we are heading and we protected the homeland,” he stressed adding the Armenian army is the strongest in the region, and the CSTO recent exercises proved it.