Azerbaijan continues its systematic destruction of Armenian cultural heritage in occupied Artsakh. The latest documented case involves the demolition of two memorials in Astghashen village in the Askeran region, according to the Artsakh Monuments monitoring initiative.
One of the destroyed monuments was dedicated to local fighters who gave their lives during the Artsakh Liberation War and had stood in the village since 2012. The second honored Astghashen residents who died during World War II and had stood there since the 1970s.
The destruction of the memorials is part of Azerbaijan’s ongoing effort to erase the Armenian historical and cultural presence from occupied Artsakh. The demolition of churches, cemeteries, khachkars, memorials, and other heritage sites has become a recurring feature of Azerbaijan’s rule over the region.
