Eyvaz Huseynov: "The
villagers destroyed Garadagly best Armenian mercenaries Aramo groups, Arabo and
Monte Melkonian"
February 17, 1992 Armenian troops of mercenaries Aramo, Arabo and Avo (Monte
Melkonian), relying on the fire support of the 366th Motorized Rifle Regiment
of the CIS, stationed in Khankendi, occupied the strategically important
village Garadagli. In the battles for Garadagly killed 91 people, 54 of whom
were killed in one day. In general, in the fight against the Armenian
mercenaries there have been killed 145 people (15 women and 13
children) in Khojavend
The men of the local defense battalion fought to the last round, have shown
unprecedented heroism, however, left without assistance, were surrounded.
Several of them were captured by Armenian fighters, but were able to hit the
enemy manpower.
1news.az has conducted an exclusive interview with Khojavend
Eyvaz Huseynov who was the commander of the unit self-Karabakh war
veteran, current chief executive Khojavend.
- As far as I know, the village was on a par with Garadagly Khojaly one
of the most strategic points in the Nagorno-Karabakh, as there were a main road
Martuni-Khankendi, in connection with which Armenian fighters have always
sought to capture these items. When they began
to thicken clouds over Garadagly?
- In February 1988, after the Armenian nationalists of Nagorno-Karabakh
regional council adopted an unconstitutional decision to withdraw from the
Azerbaijani SSR and the transition in the Armenian SSR began clouds are
gathering over the Azeri population of the region. Prior to that, we have repeatedly
appealed to Baku, to the leadership of the various party and government
officials with letters that the Armenian side is preparing anti-Azerbaijani
statements intended to incite conflict and secession from the republic. We
announce the start of it all is actively supported by the emissaries of Armenia
and eventually turn into big problems for the Azeri population. The fact that
the armed Armenian extremists openly threatened us, so we have no illusions
about the peace did not resolve the situation.
The situation exploded after the February 1988 recognized the Armenian SSR was
a legitimate decision of the Regional Council of Nagorno-Karabakh from
Azerbaijan transition in Armenia. Had the military situation, began actively
arming the Armenian population and the transfer of foreign mercenaries in the
region. Azerbaijani village of Martuni - now Khojavend in a precarious
position, had almost no communication with the center and we had to decide the
issue of protecting the lives of their families and communities. Then the
villagers began to build self-defense units were set up posts, dug trenches and
done everything possible for the defense of the Armenian mercenaries.
