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Armenian prisoners of war returning to Yerevan in February 2021. The photo was published by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. [21] In December 2020, Armenia and Azerbaijan have begun exchanging groups of prisoners of war mediated by Russia. [22] As of February 2022, 150 prisoners, including civilians, returned to Armenia and ...
The wall with images of fallen Armenian soldiers. According to Artsakhian President, mainly 18–20 year old soldiers fought in hostilities. [211] The Armenian authorities stated that 85 Armenian civilians were killed during the war, [c] while another 21 were missing. [57]
The 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, also known as the Four-Day War, [a] April War, [24] [25] [26] [b] or April clashes, [c] began along the former Nagorno-Karabakh line of contact on 1 April 2016 with the Artsakh Defence Army, backed by the Armenian Armed Forces, on one side and the Azerbaijani Armed Forces on the other.
The 20 Hunchakian gallows (Armenian: Քսան կախաղան, K'san kakhaghan, also "The 20 Martyrs" and "The 20s") [1] is the common name for the group of Hunchakian activists who were hanged in the Sultan Beyazıt Square of Constantinople (now Istanbul) on June 15, 1915, during the Armenian genocide.
Meanwhile, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian called for the punishment of both men—a call that was likely to pick up popular momentum after the death of Petrosian. [ 13 ] On 29 December 2014 a court in Nagorno-Karabakh sentenced Dilgam Askerov to life in prison for illegal border crossing and arms possession, espionage and kidnapping ...
On 10 October, Armenian media reported the killing of two civilians in Hadrut, a mother and her son with a disability, according to Armenia the killing would have been carried out by Azerbaijani infiltrators. [34] [35] Armenian authorities reported 85 Armenian civilians were killed [36] and 21 were missing in the war. [4]
Kyaram or Qyaram Sloyan (Armenian: Քյարամ Սլոյան; 27 April 1996 – 1/2 April 2016) was an Artsakh Defense Army soldier who was killed during the 2016 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes. After his death, he was beheaded, [1] [2] with videos and pictures showing Azerbaijani soldiers posing with his severed head posted on social networks.
Tensions escalated again in July–August 2014 with ceasefire breaches by Azerbaijan taking place and President Aliyev, threatening Armenia with war. [182] [183] [184] Rather than receding, the tension in the area increased in April 2016 with the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes when the worst clashes since the 1994 ceasefire erupted. [185]