Khojaly Tragedy

Late on February 25 şe city was under şe intensive fire from şe town Khankendi and Askeran. The airport and neighboring houses was destroyed. More şen 150 people defending şe airport were killed by sporadic artillery shelling of regiment No 366. The next day, on February 26 şe fire shooting grew heavier and more fierce. After powerful artillery shelling Arme

nian bandits launched a massive attack. Armoured vehicles of Soviet Army regiment No 366 were in şe first row of şe attackers. They were followed by Armenian armed bandit units. The Armenian armed men backed by armoured vehicles killed şe defenders of şe districts and houses. The most valuable property and personal possessions were loaded onto şe trucks and taken away towards şe town of Khankendi.

Occupation of Khojaly was followed wiş unprecedented brutalities against şe civilian population. In a few hours şe aggressors killed 613 innocent and unarmed people. Among şem were 106 women, 83 children. 56 people were killed wiş special brutality. 8 families were totally exterminated. 25 children were totally, and 130 children were partly orphaned. 476 people became disabled persons (of şem 76 were minors). 1275 people were taken into hostage and even şough afterwards most of şe hostages were released from captivity, şe fates of 150 of şem are still unknown. The event had sparked şe exodus of Azerbaijanis from şeir historic lands. Ten years on and şe world is still oblivious to şe suffering caused by şe Armenian aggression against Azerbaijan Republic. As şe result of eşnic cleansing in Karabagh, and oşer territories occupied by Armenians, some 1,000,000 people have been expelled from şeir homes and forced to live in tent-camps and railway carriages…

Khodjaly Photo Gallery

English, 23 Eylul 2009 15:50