2020 bombardment of Stepanakert
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The bombardment of Stepanakert began on September 27, 2020, the first day of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and lasted throughout the duration of the war. Stepanakert is the capital and largest city of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, and was home to 60,000 Armenians on the eve of the war. Throughout the 6-week bombardment, international third parties consistently confirmed evidence of the indiscriminate use of cluster bombs and missiles by Azerbaijan against civilian areas lacking any military installations in Stepanakert; this was denied by Azerbaijan. The prolonged bombardment forced many residents to flee, and the rest to take cover in crowded bomb shelters, leading to a severe outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city, infecting a majority of the remaining residents. Throughout the course of the bombardment, 13 residents were killed, 51 were injured, and 4,258 buildings in the city were damaged.
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Location: 39.8153, 46.7519, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Housing compex in the Republic of Artsakh, destroyed through bombardment from Azerbaijan in September-October 2020| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1748 | Karabakh Khanate | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1991 | Artsakh | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 625 | Battle of Aghdam | Byzantine Empire, battle, Sasanian Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1236 | Siege of Khokhanaberd | Mongol Empire, siege, Kingdom of Artsakh | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1412 | Battle of Chalagan | Kingdom of Georgia, battle, Qara Qoyunlu, Avar Khanate, Kingdom of Shirvan | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1469 | Battle of Qarabagh | battle, Aq Qoyunlu, Timurid Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1750 | Battle of Karabakh | battle, Kingdom of Kartli, Karabakh Khanate, Ganja khanate, Kingdom of Kakheti | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1991 | Shelling of Khankendi | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1992 | Battle of Shusha | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1992 | Battle of Lachin | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1993 | 1993 Summer Offensives | military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1993 | Battle of Aghdam | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2016 | 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict | Azerbaijan, Armenia, armed conflict, Republic of Artsakh, border incident | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2020 | 2020 bombardment of Stepanakert | bombardment | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2020 | 2020 Ghazanchetsots Cathedral shelling | occurrence, bombardment | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2020 | Lachin offensive | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2020 | Battle of Shusha | Azerbaijan, Armenia, battle, Republic of Artsakh | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2022 | August 2022 Nagorno-Karabakh clashes | armed conflict | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh | Azerbaijani Armed Forces, ethnic conflict, Artsakh Defense Army, offensive | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1988 | First Nagorno-Karabakh War | Azerbaijan, Armenia, Soviet Union, war, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, Republic of Artsakh, Armenian Revolutionary Federation, Azerbaijani Popular Front Party | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Ֆաթ Ալի | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 801 | Kachaghakaberd | fort, fortress | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1751 | Əsgəran Fortress | cultural property, fort | Wikidata |
| site | fort | 1752 | Shusha Fortress | fortress | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Stepanakert on October 4 2020 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Housing compex in the Republic of Artsakh, destroyed through bombardment from Azerbaijan in September-October 2020 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Armenian people try to remove car tires from a burning car shop after shelling by Azerbaijan's artillery | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Semi-destroyed school in Stepanakert, Artsakh | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Damaged Buildings in Stepanakert | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Damaged Buildings in Stepanakert | Commons | ||




