PanARMENIAN.Net - The remains of more than 1960 people killed in the Second Karabakh War have been returned to Armenian and Azerbaijani authorities by Russian peacekeepers since the deployment of the contingent in Karabakh, Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces, Former Commander of the Russian Peacekeeping Mission in Karabakh Rustam Muradov has said.

"More than 1960 bodies of those killed were returned to the local authorities of Armenia and Azerbaijan by the peacekeepers. We continue our search mission to this day," Muradov said in an interview with TASS.

According to information provided by Karabakh's State Service for Emergency Situations on December 6, since November 13, 2020, rescue teams have found the bodies and remains of 1703 Armenians, including dozens of civilians, who had failed to leave their homes when their settlements went under Azerbaijan's control.