Samir Poladov: Over 3,500 people have been mine victims in Azerbaijan since 1991

Selcuq Elchin
Author

In Azerbaijan, more than 3,500 people have been mine victims since 1991, stated Samir Poladov, Deputy Chairman of the ANAMA Board, at a WUF13 session, Report informs.

He noted that 362 of them were minors and young people, and 38 were women:

"Since 2020 alone, 73 people have died and 352 have been injured in mine incidents."

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