Six years have passed since the city of Barda was subjected to another devastating missile attack by the Armenian armed forces during the Second Karabakh War.
Sea-news.az recalls that on October 28, 2020, enemy armed units fired “Smerch” rockets at densely populated residential quarters, civilian infrastructure, and commercial facilities in the city, including areas with private and multi-apartment residential buildings.
As a result of the strikes launched by Armenia using cluster munitions banned under international law, 20 civilians and 1 employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations were killed, while nearly 70 people sustained injuries.
Additionally, several civilian facilities were destroyed, vehicles were rendered unusable, and local residents suffered extensive financial losses.
In connection with the event, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Azerbaijan initiated a criminal case under Articles 120.2.1 (deliberate murder committed by a criminal organization), 120.2.4 (deliberate murder committed with special cruelty or in a publicly dangerous manner), 120.2.12 (deliberate murder motivated by national, racial, or religious hatred or enmity), 100.2 (conducting an aggressive war), and other relevant provisions of the Criminal Code, assigning the preliminary investigation to the Prosecution Investigation Department.
It should be noted that the Barda district and its central area were subjected to missile and heavy artillery attacks by the Armenian armed forces a total of three times (on October 5, 27, and 28) during the Second Karabakh War. In total, 29 people were killed, 112 were wounded, and massive damage was inflicted on civilian infrastructure and vehicles across the district.
To recall, the military aggression of Armenia during the Second Karabakh War resulted in the deaths of 93 civilians, including 12 children and 27 women, with 454 civilians suffering injuries. Furthermore, 12,292 residential and non-residential properties and 288 vehicles sustained severe damage, and property loss was documented across 1,018 agricultural farms.
