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Five years pass since Armenian terror attacks on Azerbaijan's Barda

05 October 2025 00:00 (UTC +04:00)

Five years have passed since the missile attack of the Armenian armed forces on Barda, APA reports.

The Armenian armed forces shelled Barda City on October 5 during the Patriotic War that began on September 27, 2020, and lasted for 44 days. The fragments of a rocket that struck the central streets of Barda and near the Central District Hospital resulted in the deaths of 2 people and injuries to 6 others, causing significant damage to civilian infrastructure.

Note that during the Patriotic War, Armenian armed forces attacked Barda five times. On October 5, 8, 27, and 28, as well as November 7, the Barda district was shelled with various weapons, rockets, and banned cluster bombs, resulting in the deaths of 29 residents and injuries to 112 others. Among the deceased, 2 were children, 8 were women, and 19 were men.

On the morning of October 5, 2020, Azerbaijan's second-largest city came under missile attack from Armenia's Berd region. The missiles hit the Ganja International Hospital, the secondary school No. 34, a furniture factory on Shah Ismayil Khatai Street, the area known as “Yevlakh bus station,” and the central market. As a result, three civilians were hospitalized with various injuries, and civilian infrastructure was severely damaged.

During the Patriotic War, the Armenian armed forces attacked Ganja five times (October 4, 5, 8, 11, 17) with missiles and heavy artillery. As a result, 26 people were killed, 175 were injured, and civilian infrastructure and vehicles in the city were severely damaged.

On October 5, the Armenian armed forces fired two missiles at the city of Beylagan. One of the shells hit the yard of a kindergarten, and the other one hit an empty area in the city.

On the morning of October 5, 2020, along with Barda, Ganja, and Beylagan, the enemy's armed forces fired on densely populated areas in Goranboy, Goygol, and Tartar districts.

By targeting civilians in violation of the Geneva Conventions, Armenia committed yet another war crime.

Overall, during the Patriotic War, Armenian forces shelled Ganja, Barda, Yevlakh, Beylagan, Tartar, Gabala, Goranboy, Aghjabadi, Khizi, and other cities and districts using ballistic missiles and other heavy artillery. These attacks killed 93 civilians, including 12 children and 27 women, and injured 454 others.

In total, 12,292 residential and non-residential facilities and 288 vehicles were damaged.

A criminal case has been initiated under the relevant articles of the Azerbaijani Criminal Code concerning all these incidents.

Barda Ganja Beylagan Patriotic War 2020 Armenia missile attack civilian casualties war crimes Azerbaijan shelling Goranboy Goygol Tartar Gabala Aghjabadi Khizi infrastructure damage cluster munitions international law Geneva Conventions Azerbaijani Criminal Code