Hero of our time: 14-year-old Aren Nazaryan, who drove for 40 hours during the exodus of the Artsakh population, receives "Warm Heart 2025" award

ArmInfo. 14-year-old Aren Nazaryan  from Artsakh, who spent 40 hours behind the wheel during the forced  displacement of the entire Artsakh population, received the "Hot  Heart 2025" award at the Russian House in Yerevan on July 10.

Aren Nazaryan is one of the five international laureates of the 2025  award, along with heroes from Egypt, Belarus, Abkhazia and  Transnistria. During the event, Aren shared that  for him,  examples  of heroism today are those who serve and defend the Motherland.

Vadim Fefilov,  head of the Rossotrudnichestvo representative office  in Armenia,  noted that during the days when the entire Artsakh  population was forced to leave their homes, they were delivering  humanitarian aid to Goris and witnessed the very road that Aren had  to travel for 40 hours.

Father Shmavon, the representative of the Ararat Patriarchal Diocese  of the Armenian Apostolic Church, recalled that the Gospel states -  there is no greater love than  being willing to sacrifice one's life.  In this vein, he emphasized that Aren's decision is already an act of  self-sacrifice.

The co-director of the Russian-Armenian Humanitarian Response Center,  Alexey Butyrsky,  emphasized that in Russia, people who perform  heroic deeds, who are not indifferent to the grief of others and are  ready to come to the rescue have always been revered. "Aren, you are  a true defender and hero of our time. Your actions exemplify courage  and heroism," Butyrsky emphasized. 

The "Warm Heart" national social state initiative is a project by the  Sociocultural Initiatives Fund, implemented since November 2013. Its  goal is to seek out examples of heroic and courageous acts, readiness  to selflessly help others, bravery in overcoming difficult life  situations, and acknowledging them with public recognition and  gratitude. Children and youth aged 23 and under can be nominated for  the award by youth and children's associations, organizations and  communities.

The initiative is carried out with the support of the Ministry of  Education and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the  Russian Federation, the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil  Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural  Disasters, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of  Defense. Additionally, the support is provided by the Investigative  Committee and the Federal Agency for CIS Affairs, compatriots living  abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation.