Thursday, February 22 2024 12:17

ArmInfo. According to the monitoring results of the Caspian Defense Studies Institute,  Azerbaijan's security and defense sector lost at least 260 military personnel in 2023. 212 of these are combat casualties (Armenian bullets and mine explosions) and 48 are non-combat casualties.

In total, in 2023, 208 people died from Armenian bullets, 4 people  from mine explosions, 8 people from traffic accidents or various car  accidents, 9 people from various diseases, 2 people from illegal  incidents, 2 people from armed raids, 1 person from carelessness, 6  people died in an accident.

In 2023, a total of 20 military personnel committed suicide.

228 of those who died during this period were members of the Ministry  of Defense. The remaining 9 people were military personnel of the  State Border Service, 3 people of the Ministry of Emergency  Situations, 17 people of the Internal Troops, 1 person of the  Department for the Protection of Strategic Objects, 1 person of the  Ministry of Justice and 1 person of the Department of Military  Security of the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport.

According to reports, most of the fatalities (at least 200 people)  occurred in local anti-terrorism operations (2023, September). In  general, the research shows that most incidents took place in the  Karabakh zone. At the same time, a number of deaths occurred on the  Azerbaijan-Armenia state border (in Kalbajar, Zangilan, Gubadli,  Lachin and in the border areas of Nakhchivan).

In 2023, a total of at least 536 military personnel were injured for  various reasons. Most of them were injured by Armenian bullets and  mine explosions.

The Caspian Defense Studies Institute was founded in January 2015.  The main issues addressed by the think tank are processes related to  human rights, armaments, corruption and reforms in the security and  defense sector. In this direction, the institute examines not only  Azerbaijan, but also Georgia and Armenia and compares the military  construction problems and priorities of these three South Caucasus  countries.