STEPANAKERT. – The search operations have stopped indefinitely, the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) State Service of Emergency Situations reported Monday morning.

No search operations have been carried out since February 15.

The Azerbaijani side has prohibited today as well, and without any comments, the search and rescue operations in settlements now outside the control of Artsakh.

This is the first time since the ceasefire last November that the search has stopped for so long.

The bodies of a total of 1,485 fallen soldiers and civilians have been found so far.