BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 2. Commemorative events
were organized in several Ukrainian cities to mark the 34th
anniversary of the Khojaly genocide, and the dear memory of the
tragedy victims was deeply honored, a source in the State Committee
on Work with Diaspora of Azerbaijan told Trend.


The compatriots and representatives of the local community
gathered in front of the monument dedicated to the victims of the
Holodomor in Kryvyi Rih city were given detailed information about
the historical facts of the genocide and the atrocities committed
against the civilian population. The speakers emphasized the
importance of conveying the truths of Khojaly to the world
community. The participants laid carnations in front of the
memorial monument and expressed their deep respect and honor to the
victims of both tragedies.


At the memorial event, initiated by the "Birlik" diaspora
organization operating in the Odesa province, the dear memory of
the victims of the Khojaly tragedy and all Azerbaijani martyrs was
first commemorated with a minute of silence. The participants
emphasized the importance of conveying the truth of Khojaly to the
international community and said that it's the moral duty of every
Azerbaijani not to forget this tragedy. The participants also noted
that despite the passage of 34 years, the sadness and pain of that
night have not been erased from the memory of the Azerbaijani
people.


On the night from February 25-26, 1992, Armenian armed forces
attacked Khojaly, which had been under blockade since October 1991,
with its road and energy connections severed, and carried out mass
atrocities against Azerbaijani civilians. The massacre was
perpetrated with the assistance of the 366th Motorized Rifle
Regiment of the former Soviet Armed Forces.







During the killings, 613 people were brutally murdered,
including 63 children, 106 women, and 70 elderly persons. A total
of 487 people sustained injuries of varying degrees, 1275 were
taken captive and subjected to torture, eight families were
annihilated, 130 children lost one parent, and 25 lost both
parents. The fate of many hostages remains unknown.


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