November 20 is the anniversary of one of the most tragic incidents in the history of independence of Azerbaijan.
17 years have passed since “Mi-8” military helicopter was shot by Armenians over the Garakend village of Khojavend region on November 20, 1991, APA reports. Dozens of Azerbaijani statesmen and journalists died as a result of this incident. State secretary, Tofig Ismayilov, Prosecutor-General, Ismat Gayibov, State Counselor, ex-minister of internal affairs, Mohammad Asadov, MPs Vagif Jafarov, Vali Mammadov, deputy prime minister, Zulfi Hajiyev, head of the Department in the President’s Administration, journalist Osman Mirzayev, deputy foreign minister of Kazakhstan, Sanlal Serikov, journalist of the Azerbaijan State Television, Ali Mustafayev were among the killed people. 22 people perished as a result of the catastrophe.
We remind you the names of the people killed on November 20, 1991 in “Mi-8” military helicopter crash once again.
Tofig Kazim oglu Ismailov – State Secretary
Ismat Ismayil oglu Gayibov – Public Prosecutor General
Mahammad Nabi oglu Asadov – State Counselor
Zulfi Saleh oglu Hajiyev – deputy prime minister
Vagif Jafar oglu Jafarov – MP
Vali Huseyn oglu Mammadov – MP
Osman Mirza Huseyn oglu Mirzayev – head of the Department in the President’s Administration
Gurban Huseyn oglu Namazaliyev – deputy minister
Igor Aleksandrovich Plavski – public prosecutor of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Republic (NKAR)
Vladimir Vladimirovich Kovalyov – head to the NKAR Ministry of Internal Affairs
Sergey Semyonovich Ivanov – head of the national security department on the Nagorno-Karabakh
Nikolay Vladimirovich Jinkin – commandant for emergency situations in the region
Sanlal Dasumovich Serikov – deputy minister for Kazakhstan Internal Affairs Ministry
Mikhail Dmitriyevich Lukashov – militia Gen.-Major
Oleg Nikolayevich Kocherev – Col.- Lieu.
Rafik Mammad oglu Mammadov – aide to the Secretary of State
Ali Mustafa oglu Mustafayev – TV journalist
Arif Ismail oglu Huseynzadeh – lighter of Azerbaijan State Television
Fakhraddin Ibrahim oglu Shahbazov – cameraman
Vyacheslav Vladimirovich Kotov – commander to the helicopter crew
Gennadiy Vladimirovich Domov – member of helicopter crew
Dmitry Borisovich Yarovenko – member of helicopter crew
APA
