Khojaly massacre

Killing of fleeing Azerbaijani civilians during and after the capture of Khojaly by Armenian forces with [[party:nkr-defense-army|NKR Defence Army]] and Russian 366th Motor Rifle Regiment involvement, 25–26 February 1992. The Memorial Human Rights Center documented at least 161 confirmed civilian dead; the Azerbaijani government cites 613. The most-cited Azerbaijani atrocity of the First Karabakh War and the centrepiece of contemporary Azerbaijani genocide-recognition diplomacy.