This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan.

“With the mediation and participation of the Russian peacekeeping forces ... the bodies of the dead servicemen of the armed forces of Armenia ... were transferred to the Armenian side.

Also ... the bodies of six servicemen of the Azerbaijani Army who died during the battles around the city of Shusha were received, ”the ministry said.

At the same time, the Azerbaijani side expressed gratitude to the Russian Defense Ministry and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu for organizing this humanitarian action.

Earlier it was reported that the exchange of bodies of the dead began in Nagorno-Karabakh.

On the night of November 10, Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a statement on a ceasefire in Karabakh. 

Respect for peace in the region along the line of contact will be controlled by Russian peacekeepers.