BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 6. The remains of military servicemen who went missing two years ago in Azerbaijan's Lachin were found in Kalbajar, Trend reports via joint statement from the country's State Security Service, the Prosecutor General's Office and the State Commission for Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Citizens.
According to the statement, as a result of search work carried out by the relevant government agencies represented in the State Commission of Azerbaijan for Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Citizens, on July 3, 2024, on the territory of Yuzbulag in Istisu village of the Kalbajar district, the remains of presumably two Azerbaijani servicemen were discovered and taken.
"The Forensic Medical Examination and Pathological Anatomy Union of the Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan and the Genetic Research Center of the Main Military Medical Directorate of the State Security Service of Azerbaijan conducted examinations that determined the remains belonged to Azerbaijani Army soldiers, Farid Mammadov and Firdovsi Abdullayev, both of whom were born in 2003. They were reported missing on March 3, 2022, in the Lachin district after becoming lost due to a sudden change in weather conditions and a snowstorm in a high mountainous area with challenging terrain.
Comprehensive investigative activities, forensic medical, and criminal investigations determined that these servicemen went missing on March 3, 2022, in the Lachin district due to a sudden change in weather conditions and a snowstorm in a high mountainous and impassable area and died from freezing as a result of prolonged exposure to low temperatures.
At a State Commission meeting on August 5, 2024, the relatives of the missing servicemen were apprised of the soldiers' remains' discovery.
The necessary arrangements for the burial of the remains of Farid Mammadov and Firdovsi Abdullayev are currently in progress, in collaboration with the appropriate state bodies.
The public will be provided with additional information regarding the funerals' location and time," the joint statement added.
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