Lyudvig Mkrtchyan

Armenian detainee captured during the 2020 Artsakh War

Held POW

CAPTURED20 Oct 2020Artsakh

DAYS IN CAPTIVITY2,152and counting

CURRENT STATUSHeld

PLACE OF DETENTIONBaku

CASE STATUSSentenced to 20 years in prison on 2 Aug 2021

Lyudvig Mkrtchyan was captured by Azerbaijani forces in Artsakh on October 20, 2020 during the 2020 Artsakh War and has remained in Azerbaijani custody since.

On August 2, 2021, a court in Baku sentenced Mkrtchyan to 20 years in prison on charges relating to the First Artsakh War.