AGHDAM, Azerbaijan, March 26. A landmine explosion has occurred in the village of Yusifjanli in Azerbaijan’s liberated Aghdam district on March 26, 2026, Trend reports, citing the press services of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor General’s Office, and the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA).
Jeyhun Abbasov, a 1985-born resident of Yusifjanli village in the Aghdam district, sustained injuries to his left leg after triggering an anti-personnel mine in an uncleared area along the former line of contact.
The Aghdam District Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into the incident.
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ANAMA, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Prosecutor General’s Office once again urged citizens to strictly observe safety regulations, pay close attention to mine warning signs, avoid entering unfamiliar areas, and refrain from interfering with fenced-off zones where demining operations are underway.
A civilian was injured Tuesday after stepping on a landmine in Azerbaijan's liberated Aghdam district, Trend's Karabakh bureau reports.
The explosion occurred in the village of Yusifjanli, where decades of conflict have left behind a deadly legacy of unexploded ordnance. The victim, identified as Ceyhun Firdovsi Abbasov, born in 1985, was immediately assisted by teams from the Azerbaijan National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA), who rushed to the scene to evacuate him from the hazardous area.
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