The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey honored the memory of the victims of the Hodzhalin genocide.
“Exactly 33 years ago, in Khojaly, innocent Azerbaijanis were brutally killed. We recall their sacred memory with deep respect and prayer and continue to wear the pain of Azerbaijan in our hearts,” the Foreign Ministry said in the social network x.
On the night of February 25 to February 26, 1992, Armenian armed groups with the support of armored vehicles and personnel of the 366th motorized rifle regiment of the former Soviet Army occupied the city of Khojaly and made a brutal reprisal against the civilian population.
On that night, 2500 residents of Khojala who found themselves in the blockade ring tried to escape, moving in the direction of the city of Agdam. However, the Armenian armed groups from the ambush point blankly shot unarmed people: 613 civilians were killed, among them 63 children, 106 women and 70 old people.
Eight families were completely destroyed, 25 children became complete orphans, 130 children lost one parent, 487 people, including 76 children, were injured, 1275 people were captured. About the fate of 150 people, including 68 women and 26 children, still does not know anything.