Christian Nagorno-Karabahk is continuing its struggle for independence from Baku, the Sky Italia story says.

“First there were heavy artillery attacks and howitzers, this being followed by tanks and soldiers.  I reloaded the gun. The next moment everything round me was in blood,” one of the soldiers in hospital says.

The conflict started here, in the Armenian and Christian Nagorno-Karabakh, which has been struggling for independence from Baku for 25 years.

“They started bombarding when we were asleep. Of course, we first of all evacuated children and women. And then we took everything possible out of our houses,” one of the residents says.

“First one rocket hit the roof, being followed by two others, which destroyed everything. Then we somehow managed to take the children out of the basement: they were all in plaster,” another resident notes. 

“The Azerbaijani soldiers entered the house and took everything. The rest was destroyed,” a third one says.

But the real tragedy happened here, in the house of Khalapyans. The Red Cross is investigating their brutal murder in detail.

“We have evidence of Azerbaijani violence. We will use these photos to accuse the Azeris of the war crimes against humanity,” war photographer Hakob Poghosyan says.

The volunteers are ready to take arms to defend the independence of the Armenian and Christian Nagorno-Karabakh.

“The Turks and Azeris treat people similarly. We have come to show that we are here to defend ourselves,” one of them says.