All the servicemen of the Azerbaijani side, captured during the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, were returned with the assistance of Russian peacekeepers; work on the return of captured Armenian soldiers is currently ongoing. Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District Rustam Muradov told TASS.

“To date, all the servicemen of the Azerbaijani side have been returned, and the work on the return of Armenian prisoners of war continues, there is a good positive, there is understanding. I think that this issue should be completely closed. And the Russian peacekeepers will bring this matter to an end,” Muradov said.

He noted that he considers the work on the return of prisoners as a civil duty of a peacekeeper.

“As a military man, I understand who the prisoners of war are, what feelings they experienced while in captivity. I remember the first flight when we flew to Baku, and upon my return I saw the faces of those servicemen when they had already flown to Yerevan to the Erebuni airfield . These were tears, they did not believe that they had returned home,” the deputy chief commander said.

“As a soldier, I understand who the prisoners of war are, how they felt in captivity. “I remember the first flight when we flew to Baku. When I returned, I saw the faces of those servicemen, when they had already flown to Yerevan, Erebuni airport, they were tears, they did not believe they had returned home,” the Deputy Commander said.