BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 20. About 3,350 people have become victims of mines in Azerbaijan over the past 30 years, Trend reports.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) revealed the above figures in its Facebook publication.
The ICRC also said that together with the Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society, the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA), and the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights - Ombudsperson of the Republic of Azerbaijan, it pays attention to increasing the level of support for mine victims and promoting international standards for mine clearance.
Following the liberation of its lands from Armenian occupation in the Second Karabakh War, Azerbaijan from Nov. 2020 started carrying out operations on clearing its lands of mines, booby traps, and various weapons left behind by the Armenian troops.
The estimates done following the end of the war, have shown that over 300 Azerbaijani citizens have become victims of the mines, 57 of the citizens were killed, and 247 were injured.