Social media users debated the future of Karabakh and Armenia.

The resettlement of displaced families in Karabakh restores historical justice, Azerbaijani users noted. Users with Armenian surnames expressed confidence that Karabakh is Armenian land, and the topic of Azerbaijani resettlement to Armenia, which has been hyped during the election campaign, is simply a fake.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," 29 members of Azerbaijani families who fled during the Karabakh conflict have returned to five villages in the Khojaly region. They were given keys to their homes. Families were resettled in the villages of Khanabad, Badara, Ballicha, Tezebina, and Khanyurd.

A post on the "Caucasian Knot" Facebook page* about the resettlement of families to villages in the Khojaly region had garnered 370 comments by 6:58 PM Moscow time.

Azerbaijani users called the return of families to Karabakh a restoration of historical justice.

Some of the comments concerned refugees and displaced persons; commentators with Azerbaijani surnames considered the return to their native places a restoration of historical justice.

"The grandchildren have returned to the land of their ancestors," wrote Sa Valley.

"Former refugees want to go home," noted Maryam Bidari.

"People are resettling in their native places," said Afaq Taqieva.

"New infrastructure is being built for the residents of Karabakh," wrote Rena Muradova.

"People are returning to their homeland in Karabakh," stated Orkhan Medina.

"Entire towns and villages have already been built," added Elkhan Poladli.

Karabakh's ownership sparks heated debate on social media

Commentators debated Karabakh's ownership and the right to historical territories, with opposing opinions expressed by users with Azerbaijani and Armenian surnames clashing.

"Karabakh was and is Azerbaijan," declared Aydın Güllü Dərəli.

"Artsakh and Nakhchivan are Armenian lands," wrote Աշոտ Խաչատրյան.

“Karabakh is Armenia!” - noted Armenian Artsakh.

Users considered the relocation of some Azerbaijanis to Armenia impossible

The topic of the mass relocation of Azerbaijanis to Armenia, which is being discussed separately during the election campaign in Armenia, was discussed separately.

"Let's hope that a return to Yerevan is also expected after the conclusion of a bilateral peace agreement," wrote Fuad Humbatov.

"Don't get your hopes up, that won't happen," replied Nelli Araqelyan.

"They will still visit each other." "This is inevitable," expressed Mehman Sarkarov.

"None of them will move there, rest assured," believes Sakif Salimov.

"Nothing like that is planned," expressed Tatiana Rustamova's confidence.

Some participants in the discussion spoke about the impossibility of a new cohabitation.

"It's better for everyone to be on their own in their own country," believes Nelli Araqelyan.

"Then there will be war again, casualties. "History is spiraling," wrote Mehman Sarkarov.

"It's a shame, we'll have to pack up and leave again," commented David Sarkisyan.

Part of the discussion concerned the current political situation, with Azerbaijani users declaring that Armenia cannot count on Russia's help.

"Russia won't help you anymore," wrote Türk Difai.

"Have you lost hope in the Russians?" - asked Eldar Əhədoğlu.

The discussion ended with calls for peace

Some commentators called for peace and calm.

"Let peace reign in the Caucasus forever," wrote Zema Guseynova.

"Everyone needs peace," noted Javad Bayramov.

"Well, we're not going to fight," stated Afaq Taqieva.

"Gradually, everything will return to normal," noted Vagif Huseynov.

Villages where IDPs arrived, Azerbaijan took control in 2023

On September 19-20, 2023, Azerbaijan conducted large-scale military operations and took control of the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, after which a mass exodus of the Armenian population began. By October 7, 2023, 100,632 internally displaced persons from Nagorno-Karabakh had arrived in Armenia, and by September 2024, only 14 Armenians remained in the region. The "Caucasian Knot" prepared a report "The Beginning and End of the Unrecognized Republic of Artsakh".

The village of Khanabad (Armenian name - Khnapat - note by "Caucasian Knot") came under the control of Armenian armed forces in 1992. The Azerbaijani military took control of it on September 19-20, 2023, the Azerbaijani presidential administration reported in October 2023.

During the times of Nagorno-Karabakh, the village was called Khnapat. There are many architectural monuments in it and its environs: medieval settlements, churches, cemeteries, khachkars, etc. There are historical and cultural monuments: the Jraver settlement (12th-17th centuries), the Cave of Martyrs cemetery-shrine (17th centuries), Mets Nan (Middle Ages), the Surb Church. Astvatsatsin (19th century), a chapel (1224), the village of Yeresh (18th-20th centuries), the village of Verin Glizhbag, 3 km west of the village of Khnapat (12th-20th centuries), a cemetery (19th-20th centuries), 42 monuments have been registered, the Russian-Artsakh Friendship Society writes on its Zen page. It is claimed that the village came under Azerbaijani control without a single shot being fired.

The Azerbaijani army regained control of the village of Badara (the Armenian name is the same - ed. "Caucasian Knot") in the fall of 2023. Existing power and gas lines have been restored in the village, a transformer has been installed, meters have been installed, and a new gas line has been laid. Communication poles have also been installed, and cable laying is ongoing. A park and flag square have been created in Badara, and roads have been paved, the Azerbaijani presidential website reported in the fall of 2025.

There were seven churches in the vicinity of the village of Badara; by 2024, four of them had been destroyed, wrote Harutyun Hakobyan, author of the books "Unknown Armenia," "Unknown Artsakh," and "Armenia: The Land of Fortresses," on his VKontakte page.

11:30 26.05.2026

Key points about the sentences of former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh

The trial of fifteen former leaders of Nagorno-Karabakh detained in the fall of 2023 has concluded in the Baku Military Court. They were charged with war crimes against Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijani people under 20 articles of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan. On February 5, 2026, the court sentenced the defendants to life and long prison terms. freedom.

Madat Babayan, who was tried along with the leaders of Karabakh, said that in February 1992, a group of Karabakh Armenians, including himself, assembled a detachment of residents of the Kelbajar region under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Arkady Shirinyan. Having received weapons, they arrived in the village of Tazabina (another Azerbaijani name is Tezebina, the Armenian one is Noragyukh - ed. "Caucasian Knot") in the Khojaly region and there, according to a pre-approved plan, united with another armed detachment of Karabakh Armenians from the Kelbajar region. Late in the evening of February 25, 1992, they ambushed and attacked residents of Khojaly who had fled to the Askeran region, killing about 150 civilians. Babayan's testimony indicates that he and other members of his unit subsequently captured more than 100 civilians. Some of the unit's members, whose names the arrested man named, allegedly committed barbaric acts with the bodies of murdered Azerbaijanis. Subsequently, to conceal the mass murder and looting in Khojaly, Babayan and other members of the armed group maintained a guard post at the crossroads of Khojaly, Ballicha (the Armenian name for Aygestan), and Khankendi (the Armenian name for Stepanakert). Mass looting, theft of property, and the destruction of Azerbaijani homes in Khojaly continued not only until the end of February but also into March. It should be noted that information about the trial and the interrogations of the defendants was published only by pro-government Azerbaijani media.