Artsakh rescuers on Thursday found 3 more bodies as a result of their search operations for the 2020 Artsakh war casualties in the Azerbaijani-held areas.

The remains were retrieved from the areas of the Martuni region occupied by Azerbaijani forces during the war, the State Service of Emergency Situations of Artsakh’s Interior Ministry reported.

The bodies are yet to be identified through a forensic medical examination.

Since the ceasefire, a total of 1,579 bodies have been found and recovered from the territories beyond Artsakh’s control.