Armenian Investigative Committee reports number of victims killed in battles for Nagorno-Karabakh

Caucasian Knot, EU
Oct 4 2021

During the combat actions in Nagorno-Karabakh, 3788 people were killed, and other 246 people, including 22 civilians, are listed as missing, the Investigative Committee of Armenia reports.

The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that the combat actions in Nagorno-Karabakh took place from September 27 to November 9, 2020.

“As of October 4, there are 224 soldiers and 22 civilians missing. Azerbaijan handed over 108 prisoners of war (POWs) to Armenia,” the press service for the Investigative Committee of Armenia reported.

Let us remind you that on August 11, Armenian human rights defender Artak Zeinalyan reported that Azerbaijan recognized the existence of only 45 Armenian prisoners of war, while Armenia submitted to the European Court of Human Rights the information about 280 Armenian POWs.

In December 2020, 64 soldiers of several Karabakh military posts, mainly residents of the Shirak Region of Armenia, were captured. Of them, 24 returned to their homeland, while others were prosecuted in Azerbaijan for espionage, terrorism, and illegal border crossing. In July, in Baku, a court sentenced 39 Armenian prisoners of war to six years of imprisonment.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on October 4, 2021 at 01:01 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

Author: Tigran PetrosyanSource: CK correspondent

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