Azerbaijan Discovers 32 Mass Graves in Newly Liberated Areas

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Azerbaijan Discovers 32 Mass Graves in Newly Liberated Areas

According to a statement from the State Commission of Azerbaijan on Prisoners of War, Missing Persons, and Hostages, 3,999 individuals were registered as missing during the First Karabakh War, while six people are currently considered missing from the 44-day Patriotic War.

Of those missing in the First War, 3,218 were military personnel and 781 were civilians. Among the civilians, 71 were children, 287 were women, and 319 were elderly. Of the missing, 3,711 are men and 288 are women, The Caspian Post reports, citing local media.

All six persons missing in the Second Karabakh War were military personnel.

The Commission reported that to date, 32 mass graves have been discovered, and human remains belonging to a total of 877 people have been found and exhumed. Of them, 309 have been identified, and the remains of 220 have been handed over to their families and buried.

During January-April 2026, the remains of 46 people were exhumed, of which 11 were discovered in April alone.

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Azerbaijan Discovers 32 Mass Graves in Newly Liberated Areas

According to a statement from the State Commission of Azerbaijan on Prisoners of War, Missing Persons, and Hostages, 3,999 individuals were registered as missing during the First Karabakh War, while six people are currently considered missing from the 44-day Patriotic War.