The French newspaper Le Figaro, referring to the report made on the basis of satellite images of the European Center for Law and Justice (ECLJ), presented the churches deleted from the map of Artsakh.

Among the destroyed churches is the Church of Saint Sargis of Hadrut, which was built in the 18th century and destroyed in 2022. The area has been cleared for the construction of a new building.

On 4 April, 2024, the Church of St. Mkrtich in Shushi, damaged by the Baku bombings in 2020 was also destroyed. Built in 1847, this church, also known as the “Green Hour”, has been completely erased from the map, according to the non-governmental organization Caucasus Heritage Watch, based on photographs provided by Cornell University (USA).

Another form of destruction is the replacement of churches with Muslim places of worship.

The Church St. Hambardzum in  Berdzor, which the non-governmental organization for the preservation of monuments of Baku proposed to turn into a mosque in 2022, was supposedly demolished for this purpose, and the area was cleaned.

Some churches were specially deprived of their Christian symbols.

Judging by the photos posted on Azerbaijani social networks, the angels were removed from the gates, domes and cross of Shushi Cathedral.

In the 13th century St. Sargis Church, the Baku government destroyed the religious symbols under the pretext of “renovation works”.

Two historical slabs made of sacred stone, which were decorated with Christian artworks and medieval Armenian inscriptions, were broken, reports the European Center for Law and Justice (ECLJ)

According to local sources, St. Hovhannes Astvatsatsin Church, built and consecrated in 2019, was also vandalized by Baku. The cross above the Vankasar church in Tigranakert, which dates back to the 7th century, was also removed.