Similar to the Armenian side, Azerbaijani sources also reported the deaths of athletes serving in the military: Arif Qeybiyev, a three-time champion of Azerbaijan in cross country running, and Mukhtar Qasimli, the champion of Azerbaijan in bodybuilding. On 22 October, the National Hero of Azerbaijan and veteran of the 2016 clashes, Colonel Shukur Hamidov, was killed. On 23 November, Colonel Babek Semidli died from a land-mine in post-armistice search for missing soldiers.