Artsakh Defence Army
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The Artsakh Defence Army (Armenian: Արցախի Հանրապետության պաշտպանության բանակ, romanized: Artsakhi Hanrapetut’yan pashtpanut’yan banak) was the defence force of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. Established in 1992, it united previously disorganized defence units which were formed in the early 1990s.
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Artsakh Defence Army | |
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Արցախի Հանրապետության պաշտպանության բանակ | |
Founded | 9 May 1992 |
Disbanded | 20 September 2023 |
Headquarters | Stepanakert |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | Samvel Shahramanyan |
Minister of Defence and Defence Forces Commander | Lieutenant General Kamo Vardanyan |
Personnel | |
Military age | 18 |
Conscription | 24 months |
Active personnel | ~5,500 (before dissolution)[1] |
Reserve personnel | 20,000–30,000[2] (before 2020) |
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It was disbanded on 20 September 2023 under the terms of the Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement following the 2023 Azerbaijani military offensive.[3]