Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Кельбаджар" in Russian language version.
Оригинальный текст (англ.)Rather than capture the rest of Karabakh as Sarkissian predicted, Karabakh Armenian forces with alleged Russian and Armenian military support seized all of the Kelbajar Province of Azerbaijan in a "blitzkrieg" operation that began March 27 and ended by April 5.39 During this offensive, they committed several violations of the rules of war, including forced displacement of the civilian population, indiscriminate fire, and the taking of hostages.
At the time of the offensive, mountainous Kelbajar province was largely cut off from the rest of Azerbaijan. Armenia lay to the west, the Lachin corridor (captured by Karabakh Armenian forces in June 1992) to the south, Mardakert province (with its vital Terter-Kelbajar road in Karabakh Armenian hands) to the east, and to the north, the Murov mountains reaching heights of over 10,000 feet towered over the province. Because of prior Karabakh Armenian land conquests, the only outlet from Kelbajar to Azerbaijan proper was over the Murov mountains to the north through the Omar pass, a treacherous journey in winter.
An estimated 60,000 individuals C equally divided among Kurds and Azeris lived in Kelbajar province before the offensive. In the space of a week, 60,000 people were forced to flee their homes.
