The number of Azerbaijani citizens reported missing as a result of Armenia’s military aggression has been updated.

Axar.az informs according to the website of the State Commission on Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Persons, 4,004 people have been registered as missing due to Armenia’s aggression against Azerbaijan.

Of these, 3,998 went missing during the First Karabakh War, while 6 disappeared during the Second Karabakh War and the post-war period.

Among the 3,998 missing from the First Karabakh War, 3,217 were military personnel and 781 were civilians (including 71 children, 287 women, and 334 elderly). Of the total missing, 3,710 were men and 288 were women.

The identities of 203 missing persons from the First Karabakh War have been confirmed and returned to their families for burial.