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The Battle of ZR-8X-OST5-M, better known as the Massacre on ZR-8X-OST5, happened in 21 BBY, during the Clone Wars.
The battle[]
When Separatist forces entered the ZR-8X-OST5-M system from Wild Space, the militia on ZR-8X-OST5-M retreated to the Western Caves to lure the droid army into a trap. Instead, the Separatist commander, Jott Ruzhim, ordered the droids to attack the civilians and exterminate the small population of Fiskerites who inhabited the planet. By the time the militia realized what the droid army was doing, over half of the 7,418 civilians had been killed. They rushed out of hiding to try and save their people but were gunned down. Ultimately, only 27 battle droids were destroyed in the short fight, but the militia was completely exterminated.
Aftermath[]
After the fighting was over, Commander Ruzhim was overcome with guilt for ordering the extermination of the civilian population. Returning to his quarters, he committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with his N'goph 7 blaster pistol.