BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 13. Since the end of
the 2020 conflict, 419 Azerbaijanis have fallen victim to
landmines, Trend
reports via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
The MFA reported on its social media accounts that of the total
victims, 72 have died, and 347 have been seriously injured.
“Landmines continue to pose a serious threat to the lives of
civilians and hinder the safe return of former internally displaced
persons, as well as ongoing reconstruction efforts. Azerbaijan
remains committed to demining operations to ensure citizens can
safely and sustainably return to liberated lands and calls on
international partners to support these efforts through joint
action,” the statement said.
The ministry also recalled that a mine incident occurred on
March 12, 2026, in the village of Ashaghi Veysalli in the liberated
Khojavend District, where Ramiz Hajiyev, born in 1968 and a
resident of Aghdam District, died after stepping on an anti-tank
mine while herding livestock in an area that had not yet been
cleared along the former contact line.
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