Lithuanian president honors sacrifice of Azerbaijani martyrs in Soviet aggression

BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 20. The Soviet
aggression could not break the will of the Azerbaijani people, the
President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda wrote on his X page in connection with the memory of
20 January martyrs, Trend reports.

“Lithuania stands with Azerbaijan as the country today honours
the sacred memory of innocent people who became martyrs during the
Soviet aggression of January 1990.

May their souls rest in peace,” he said.

On the night of January 19–20, 1990, and without the prior
imposition of a state of emergency, the Soviet military initiated
operations against Azerbaijan. The tragedy resulted in the deaths
of 147 individuals, with 744 sustaining severe injuries and 841
being unlawfully detained. Furthermore, the Soviet forces’ actions
led to the destruction of 200 residential buildings, as well as
extensive damage to both private and state property.