Researchers report non-combat casualties in Azerbaijan's security forces

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Irrecoverable losses in the Azerbaijani security forces in the past year amounted to 42 people, all of whom died in non-combat conditions, according to the Caspian Institute of Military Studies.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", according to the Caspian Institute of Military Studies, in the first 11 months of 2024, losses in the defense and security sector of Azerbaijan amounted to 50 people. Of these, 48 died in non-combat situations, two from wounds sustained the previous year.

The Caspian Defense Studies Institute (CDSI) was founded in February 2015 in Germany. One of its founders was Jasur Sumerinli, who headed the Doctrine Center for Journalistic Military Research until his departure from Azerbaijan in 2014.

On December 30, CDSI published a report on losses in Azerbaijan's defense and security sector in 2025. The report was compiled on the basis of information from official structures, media and social media reports, and information from relatives of the deceased.

The irrecoverable losses of the country's armed forces in 2025 amounted to 42 servicemen, all of whom died in non-combat conditions, the head of CDSI Jasur Sumerinli told a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent.

He emphasized that for the second year in a row, Azerbaijan has suffered no combat losses, and no armed incidents have been reported between them since the initialing of the peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia on August 8.

At a meeting in Washington on August 8, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a declaration on the cessation of hostilities. US President Donald Trump stated that the key issue that had prevented the signing of a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the Zangezur Corridor, had been resolved. The foreign ministers of the two countries appealed to the OSCE with a proposal to dissolve the Minsk Group.

According to the report, seven Azerbaijani military personnel died in car accidents in 2025, seven in accidents, including avalanches, drowning, falls from cliffs, and carbon monoxide poisoning, 12 died of various diseases, 10 committed suicide, two were victims of "illegal actions," and two died of unknown causes.

Twenty-four of the deceased were members of the Ministry of Defense, 11 of the State Border Service, two of the Justice Ministry's security regiment, two of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, one of the Presidential Security Service, and one of the Internal Troops. CDSI was unable to determine the security agency of the other service member.

Twenty-five of the deceased were soldiers, seven were officers, six were warrant officers, two were enlisted personnel, and two were cadets.

Also, 11 service members were wounded, maimed, or poisoned this year. One service member was wounded during an anti-terrorist operation, three were poisoned, and seven were killed by mines.

CDSI also noted that in 2024, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces suffered 51 irreparable losses. Of these, 49 died in non-combat situations, and two more died from wounds received the previous year.