Hidden Losses of Azerbaijani Armed Forces in 2018 Revealed

On January 19, 2018, an Azerbaijani Armed Forces serviceman, Sənan Vüqar oğlu Daşdəmirli, born in 1996, died under unknown circumstances. This loss was not reported by either official or unofficial sources in Azerbaijan.

The gravestone of the serviceman is visible in photographs of the burial of Xəyyam Məhəmməd oğlu Daşdəmirov, who was killed in the clashes in Tavush on July 12. Both are buried in the Ismayilli region of Azerbaijan. It is possible that the servicemen could be relatives, based on the similarity of their surnames.

Further details regarding this loss in 2018 could not be clarified, and it remains unclear whether the loss was combat-related or not.

It should be noted that in 2018, Razm.info recorded 35 (now 36) losses of Azerbaijani armed forces and associated military structures, while the Azerbaijani opposition