BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 4. The total number of landmine victims in Azerbaijan is 3,429 people, the Chairman of the Board of the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) Vugar Suleymanov said, TurkicWorld reports.

Suleymanov made the remark at a briefing on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.

He noted that out of the mentioned number, 595 people were killed, 357 children, and 38 women were injured.

"Since November 10, 2020 [the end of the second Karabakh war], to the present day, 350 people have become victims of mine explosions (65 died and 285 were injured)," he emphasized.

To note, the UN General Assembly declared April 4 as the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action to draw attention to the danger of mines and unexploded ordnance.