Family members of persons missing during First Garabagh War visit Shusha PHOTO

Family members of persons missing during the First Garabagh War visited Shusha.

APA reports that the visit was organised by the Public Association "Families of the missing person in Garabagh".

The purpose of organizing the trip is to visit the lands where the battles took place. Within the framework of the visit, a walk around the city of Shusha and a visit to the mass grave found on the territory of the Shusha prison are planned.

As a result of Armenia's military aggression against Azerbaijan, 3,890 Azerbaijani citizens were registered as missing persons in the State Commission during the First Garabagh War; 3,171 of them were military, and 719 were civilians. Among the civilians, 71 were minors, 267 were women, and 326 were elderly.

Out of the total number of missing people, 872 people, including 29 children, 98 women, and 112 elderly, were taken hostage or remained in the occupied territories. The prisoners and hostages who were released later confirmed that they had seen those people alive.

During the conflict, Armenia hid information about these persons from international organizations and avoided providing reports on their further fate.

During the First Garabagh War, 1,480 Azerbaijanis were released from Armenian captivity.