The number of Azerbaijani citizens missing as a result of Armenia’s military aggression has been updated.
According to APA, citing the website of the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons, 4,005 people have been registered as missing as a result of Armenia’s military aggression against Azerbaijan.
Of these, 3,999 people went missing during the First Karabakh War, and 6 people went missing during the Patriotic War and the subsequent period.
Of the 3,998 people who went missing in the First Karabakh War, 3,218 are military personnel, and 781 (71 children, 287 women, 334 elderly) are civilians. Of the missing persons, 3,711 are men and 288 are women. As a result of Armenia’s military aggression against Azerbaijan, the identities of 220 missing martyrs from the First Karabakh War have been identified, and their remains have been handed over to their families for burial.