The totalitarian regime was unable to interrupt the desire
and spirit of the Azerbaijani individuals on January 20, Ukrainian
Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladislav Kanevsky stated.
In accordance with him, it was on the night time of January
19-20, 1990, that the totalitarian Soviet regime gave the navy
models of the Soviet Army a legal order to enter Baku and kill
the peaceable inhabitants of Azerbaijan, who fought for the
independence and sovereignty of their state.
“Throughout that horrible night time, 149 civilians have been
killed, 744 have been closely injured and 400 have been illegally arrested.
Nonetheless, the totalitarian regime was unable to interrupt the desire and
spirit of Azerbaijanis,” stated the ambassador.
He additionally famous that quickly, the occasions of Black January
gave impetus to the strengthening of independence actions in
different republics of the Soviet Union, together with Ukraine, giving the
long-awaited freedom to the peoples of those nations.
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