A reception center for citizens continues to operate in Stepanakert, the capital of Artsakh, where a "hotline" has been launched to collect information about the participants of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh who have gone missing.

Their search is carried out by the Russian peacekeeping contingent in cooperation with representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides. All requests are recorded, entered in the database and sent to the joint search groups, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Friday.

In total, more than 2,500 people have turned to the reception center for help, including 600 by calling the "hotline".