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the night from February 25 to 26, 1992 Armenian armed forces implemented
the capture of the Khojali city with support of hard equipment and
the personnel of the infantry guards regiment # 366 of former Soviet
Union.
The massed firing with using artillery weapon, hard military equipment,
which was began in the evening of February 25, preceded assault
of the city. As a result of this the fire began in the city and
by five o’clock in the morning the whole city was in fire. The population
(about 2500 people) remained in the city were forced to leave their
houses in the hope to find the way to Aghdam - the district center
and the nearest place mainly populated by Azerbaijanis. But these
plans have failed. Armenian armed forces with the military support
of the infantry guards regiment destroyed Khojali city and with
particular brutality implemented carnage over the peaceful population.
As a result: 613 people were killed, among them, 63 children, 106
women, 70 elders. 8 families were killed completely. 25 children
lost both parents. 130 children lost one of the parents. 487 people
were wounded, including 76 children 1275 people were hostages. 150
people were missing The damage done to both state and private property
estimated 5 billion rubles (according to the prices for 01.04.92)
These figures show the results of the most bloody tragedy of Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict, which began on February, 1988 with illegal demands of
ethnic Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast of Azerbaijan
SSR to join to Armenia SSR that was provoked with direct support
of ruling circles of the Armenian SSR, consent and inactivity of
central authorities of Soviet Union.
For related links see:
- Office of President of the Republic of
Azerbaijan (Eng & Rus)
- Azerbaijan Internet Links
- Khojaly Tragedy (Karabakh civilian massacre)
commemoration website
- Virtual Azerbaijan (Adil Bagirov)
- The Turkish genocide by Armenians (Turkey)
- No one and no thing will be forgotten...
- From Azeri Project
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