Two soldiers were killed by a mine in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijani servicemen were hospitalized with injuries after a mine explosion in the Kelbajar region.

As the "Caucasian Knot" reported, security forces, sappers, and local residents are periodically blown up by mines in the former Karabakh conflict zone. From November 2020, when the 44-day war in Karabakh ended, until the end of December 2025, 415 people became victims of mines and unexploded ordnance in Azerbaijan. Of these, 71 were killed and another 344 were injured.

The incident occurred today in the Kelbajar region, where servicemen Muhammad Huseynov and Kamil Gaflanov were on duty.

Two servicemen were injured when they stepped on a mine. They were evacuated to the nearest medical facility, where they received first aid, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported.

The wounded were then taken to a military medical facility for further treatment. The ministry described their condition as stable. An investigation is underway, the ministry noted.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that at the end of April, in the village of Syrkhavand in the Agdere district, a man stepped on a mine and lost his left leg.

Military analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" noted that demining the territories following the fighting in Karabakh could drag on for years, as it is a lengthy and complex process. In October 2022, the President of Azerbaijan stated that over a million mines had been laid in the Karabakh conflict zone, and demining would take 30 years. He estimated the cost at $25 billion. In August 2023, Azerbaijani public organizations appealed to the UN and the European Union to help resolve the problem with demining the country's territories.

In May 2024, the European Union, which had allocated 10 million euros to Azerbaijan for demining since 2020, agreed to increase its financial assistance to Baku for demining the former Karabakh conflict zone to 14 million euros.