Karabakh identifies POWs executed by AzerbaijanOctober 16, 2020 - 20:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The two Armenian prisoners of war executed by Azerbaijan were residents of Hadrut, Nagorno-Karabakh authorities said on October 16, identifying them by the initials as B.H. (born in 1947) and Y.A. (born in 1995). On October 15, a video depicting the brutal killing of the two Armenian prisoners of war by Azerbaijani troops was spreading on social media. A criminal case has been opened in connection with the brutal murder of two Karabakh residents, one of whom was a civilian. Their murder was committed in serious violation of international humanitarian law, during the infiltration of an Azerbaijani subversive group into the city of Hadrut, on Artur Mkrtchyan Street. Azerbaijan, with help from Turkey and Syrian and Libyan mercenaries deployed by Ankara, started a war against Karabakh (Artsakh) in the morning of September 27. The Armenian side has reported deaths and injuries both among the civilian population and the military. Foreign and local journalists too have been injured in Azeri shelling of towns and villages. Donations can be made to Hayastan All-Armenian Fund, which has launched a fundraising campaign to support humanitarian efforts in Karabakh. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |