Khojaly genocide of 15 years ago marked today

Commemorative events, mass protest actions are held on this occasion in Azerbaijan and different countries of the world, APA reports.

Armenian Armed Forces with help of the USSR 366th Motor Rifle Regiment committed massacre in Azerbaijani town of Khojaly at the night of February 25 to 26. 613 civilians, including 63 children, 106 women, 70 elderly were killed atrociously, their head were cut, 8 families were perished, 25 children lost both parents, 130 children lost one of the parents, 487 were wounded (76 of them were children), 1275 were captured, 150 missed as a result of the genocide committed by the 2nd battalion of 366th regiment under the command of Major Seyran Ohanyan's (Seyran Ohanyan is "defense minister" of separatist Nagorno Karabakh regime now), 3rd battalion under the command of Yevgeny Nabokhi, battalion #1 under staff chief Valery Chitchiyan and over 50 Armenian officers and ensigns. Damages amounting at 5 billion rubles (01.04.1992) were inflicted to the government and people's property.

Azerbaijani Parliament declared February 26 Day of Khojaly genocide.