Putin says deaths from Karabakh fighting ‘nearing 5,000’

Moscow, Oct 22 (AFP/APP):Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that almost 5,000 people had died in more than three weeks of fighting between Armenian forces and Azerbaijan’s army over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

“According to our data, the number of deaths on both sides is almost 2,000, that is, the total number of deaths is already nearing 5,000,” Putin said in a televised appearance.

The most recent officially confirmed death toll remains below one thousand.

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