On December 7, memorial services were held in all Armenian churches of Ukraine.

Today Armenia commemorates victims of the 1988 disastrous earthquake when powerful 10 magnitude shocks destroyed in 30 seconds nearly all northern part of Armenia covering territory with 1m population.

According to the official data, over 25,000 people died, 19,000 have become disabled and another 530, 000 remained unsheltered. The city of Spitak was fully destroyed along with nearby villages.