Russian peacekeeper, Karabakh emergency workers injured in mine explosion

PanARMENIAN.Net - A mine explosion in Nagorno-Karabakh has left one Russian peacekeeper and four members of the local emergency services injured, as well as one Azerbaijani officer dead, Russia’s Defence Ministry has stated, according to Sputnik International.

"The explosion took place in the vicinity of Madagiz village […] The Russian serviceman has been transported to a hospital in Baku, where he is currently receiving medical attention. His wounds are not life threatening", the ministry said.

The dead and the injured were part of a joint team that was tasked with finding and recovering the bodies of servicemen killed in action during the hostilities.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev on November 10 signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Under the deal, the Armenian side is returning all the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, having lost a part of karabakh itself in the war.