Azeri community of Kharkov commemorate Khojaly victims
Kyiv, February 25 (AZERTAC). The 21st anniversary of the Khojaly genocide was marked in Kharkov, Ukraine.
Head of the Ukrainian-Azerbaijani Friendship Society, Professor Murad Omarov briefed the attendees on Khojaly genocide and urged the Azerbaijani youth not to forget those tragic events.
Eyewitnesses of Khojaly tragedy spoke about the terrible night of 25 to 26 February, 1992. The participants were presented printed materials and watch "Khojaly genocide" documentary produced by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
The event was attended by members of the Azeri Diaspora, Azerbaijani students studying in universities of Kharkov, the representatives of the Ukrainian community.
The Khojaly Massacre was the killing of hundreds of ethnic Azerbaijani civilians from the town of Khojaly on 25-26 February 1992 by the Armenian and, partially, by CIS armed forces during the Nagorno-Karabakh War. According to the Azerbaijani side, as well as Memorial Human Rights Center, Human Rights Watch and other international observers, the massacre was committed by the ethnic Armenian armed forces, reportedly with help of the Russian 366th Motor Rifle Regiment, apparently not acting on orders from the command. The death toll provided by Azerbaijani authorities is 613 civilians, including 106 women and 83 children. The event became the largest massacre in the course of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
The Khojaly Massacre was described by Human Rights Watch as "the largest massacre to date in the conflict" over Nagorno-Karabakh.
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