Azerbaijan Observes Nationwide Moment of Silence for Khojaly Massacre Victims

Jerusalem, 26 February, 2026 (TPS-IL) -- Baku (AZERTAC) – At 17:00 local time today, a moment of silence was observed across Azerbaijan in remembrance of the victims of the Khojaly massacre.

Traffic movement came to a halt for a minute, and national flags in cities, towns, districts and villages, as well as diplomatic missions abroad, were lowered.

On the night of 25-26 February 1992, Armenian armed forces attacked the city of Khojaly, in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, with the support of the 366th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the former Soviet Union. A total of 613 residents of the city, including 63 children and 106 women, were massacred, with 1,275 people taken prisoner and subjected to torture.

The fate of 150 individuals remains unknown. A total of 5,379 residents of Khojaly were forcibly expelled from the city.

Thousands of Baku residents have been visiting Khojaly memorial in the capital’s Khatai district since the early hours of Thursday to pay tribute.

Commemorative events are held across Azerbaijan.