Following the Soviet invasion of Azerbaijan 31 years ago, on January 16, 1990, when 11,000 troops were sent to quell the fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia, refugees from Azerbaijan began arriving in Ukraine by late January, Radio Moscow reported.
Refugees were provided with the barest essentials and were housed in military sanatoria, rest houses and hotels. A one-time money grant was given to each family as well as a document certifying that its members were refugees. In addition to refugees being settled in Kyiv, a large number of refugees were received in the city of Odesa.