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The de facto authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh say dozens of ethnic Armenian soldiers have been captured in a raid by Azerbaijani forces in the breakaway region following last month's cease-fire that ended six weeks of fighting.
"Unfortunately, several dozen of our servicemen have been captured near Khtsaberd," the leader of the separatist mountainous region, Arayik Harutiunian, said on December 16.
The Nagorno-Karabakh military said 73 of its soldiers had gone missing around the villages of Khtsaberd (Caylaqqala in Azeri) and Hin Tagher (Kohne Taglar). The rights ombudsman in the region, Artak Beglarian, earlier put the number at around 60.
Nagorno-Karabakh's Defense Ministry earlier said contact had been lost with a number of army positions around the villages of Khtsaberd (Caylaqqala in Azeri) and Hin Tagher (Kohne Taglar).