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On January 1, 3,330 bodies of those killed in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict underwent forensic medical examination, the Armenian Ministry of Health said.
During the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, at least 3,330 Armenian citizens were killed. This is evidenced by the data published on January 2 on the Facebook of the Ministry of Health of Armenia.
“As of January 1, 3,330 corpses have undergone a forensic medical examination. From the beginning of the war to the present, 1,441 samples of corpses have been taken to organize the corpse identification process. As of January 1, 871 corpses are under consideration or remains”. in the message.
The department said that in the past 10 days, 66 bodies were identified with the help of a DNA test, and all the while, 436 bodies.
The head of the Armenian Ministry of Health, Arsen Torosyan, reported 2,660 deaths as of November 26, Armenia Today notes.
In 1991, Nagorno-Karabakh, with the support of Armenia, declared its independence from Azerbaijan. This led to hostilities that lasted until 1994. The armed conflict ended with the signing of the Bishkek Protocol on Armistice and Ceasefire, but from time to time armed clashes broke out between the parties. During the conflict, more than 30 thousand people died in the region. Azerbaijan considers Nagorno-Karabakh as a territory occupied by Armenia.
On September 27, 2020, the biggest conflict in recent years broke out in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry accused Armenia of a “large-scale provocation”, shelling of the Azerbaijani army positions and announced the beginning of a “swift counteroffensive”. The Armenian authorities, in turn, declared that the Azerbaijani army had launched an offensive against Nagorno-Karabakh. During the conflict, the parties used tanks, heavy artillery and aircraft. Soldiers and civilians were reported killed and wounded.
Both countries involved in the conflict announced mobilization. Agreements on an armistice were reached in Nagorno-Karabakh on several occasions, but each time they were violated.
On the night of November 10, representatives of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia (as mediator) signed a declaration to end the war in Karabakh. According to the agreements, 1,960 Russian peacekeepers are deployed along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan received the right to occupy the Kelbajar, Aghdam and Lachin regions.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that this decision was extremely difficult for him, but that there was no alternative. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev specified that Pashinyan was “forced” to sign a document “very beneficial” for Baku.
According to the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, 2,783 soldiers died during the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, more than 100 soldiers are considered missing.
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