Monumentwatch.org: Armenian church in Artsakh’s Karintak village being vandalized by Azerbaijanis

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Armenia – Feb 8 2022

In March 2021, a user named Karabakh Honor posted a video on his YouTube channel, which clearly shows that the Saint Astvatsatsin Armenian Church of Artsakh’s (Nagorno-Karabakh) Karintak village, which came under the control of Azerbaijan after the 44-day war in the fall of 20220, is being vandalized, according to monumentwatch.org, which monitors Artsakh's cultural heritage.

The video clearly shows that the Holy Altar of the church tabernacle is broken and divided in half, the inside of the church is turned upside down, the Azerbaijani soldiers enter and leave the church, climb on the tabernacle, desecrate it, and enter the depositories—which are also turned upside down.

In addition, it is obvious that, violating the ritual function of this Christian structure, the Azerbaijani vandals are saying a Muslim prayer in the Christian church.

Judging by the video, we can conclude that a large Azerbaijani military unit is stationed in Karintak, and its soldiers disrespect the Armenian cultural heritage.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS