Ilkin Nazarov His cousin, Eran Guliyev, eulogized him: “Dad, don’t worry. We’re hiding in a container,” and the next and final message: “I love you.” Who would have believed that I would write something like this about you? The words won’t come out; my heart is trembling severely. My dear cousin, my brother, you grew up with us, you always smiled, you were always kind-hearted, and you never fought with anyone. On October 7th, the war started, and your life ended two days later. After days of uncertainty about you, searching every website, every corner, and every group, we received the terrible news… It began when they called your father and cousins to identify the body, and everyone collapsed, shattered, and it’s certain that we won’t recover from this for a long time. Rumors say that the trash container you were hiding in, from the video, it seems they threw a grenade in, and that was the end. I don’t know what to believe anymore, and maybe it doesn’t matter because nothing will bring you back. And maybe your spirit is still wandering among us. Maybe your soul is still down here, watching us for the past two days, seeing how full of hope we were for you. I believed… I even wrote to the other cousins that we would have a party in your honor when you return, and today everyone indeed gathered, all the friends and family… but it wasn’t because you returned. Certainly not in the way we wanted. I love you, my brother. Love from the heart. “I believe with complete faith that you are watching us. Please protect us, and especially your parents, because they have no other child but you.”