In Armenia, Red Cross counts 303 persons missing after Karabakh war

Caucasian Knot

Aug 12 2022

A total of 303 residents of Armenia are listed as missing after the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, the republican delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has informed.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on March 21, the Armenian Investigating Committee reported that overall 3822 people perished in the course of hostilities in the fall of 2020 in Nagorno-Karabakh; other 208 people, including 21 civilians, were reported missing.

After the 2020 Karabakh war, 303 residents of Armenia are reported missing, the "NEWS.am" reports with reference to the press service of the Armenian delegation of the ICRC.

The delegation also reported that it had received more than 1450 appeals from family members of missing persons. In particular, four families turned to the ICRC to find out the fate of their missing relatives; other 12 families managed to get information about their relatives, the "Erkramas" informs.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on at 09:40 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

See earlier reports:
Armenian Ombudsperson accuses Azerbaijan of hiding POWs number, Supporters of Armenian POWs detained in Moscow, In Yerevan, participants of “Action of Silence” demand more active return of POWs from Azerbaijan.