Khojaly genocide – is a genocide committed by Armenians Armed Forces and Russian regiment No 366 at night of February 25 to 26, 1992 while occupying Khojaly city against the Azerbaijanis.
This tragedy occurred during the Nagorno-Garabakh conflict is one of the most terrible events.
On the night of February 25 to 26 Armed forces of Armenia using armored equipment and military personnel of the 366th motorized infantry regiment left from the Soviet-era in Khankendi (Stepanakert) had occupied Khojaly. Before the attack, in the evening of February 25 the heavy artillery fire was shot. As a result, on February 26 at about 5 o'clock in the morning, Khojaly was in fire entirely. In the encircled city, nearly 2500 people had left the city in the hope to reach the center of Agdam region. However, from 2500 city citizens who left the city, which was razed to grounds 613 became victims of genocide. As a result of the this massacre 63 children, 106 women, 70 old men and women were killed, total 613 residents of Khojaly, 8 families were completely killed, 25 children lost both parents and 130 children lost one of the parents. Among injured 487 peoples 76 were children. 1275 Khojaly citizens were captured, 150 were missing. State and private property suffered damage as of 5 billion rubles in prices as of April 1, 1992.