3 years have passed since liberation of Hadrut settlement of Azerbaijan's Khojavand district from Armenian occupation, APA reports.
Following counter-offensive operations of the Azerbaijani Army that started on September 27, 2020, the settlement of Hadrut was liberated from the enemy on October 9.
President Ilham Aliyev, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, broke the news of the liberation of the settlement to the Azerbaijani people.
On the same day, along with the Hadrut settlement, Chayli, Yukhari Guzlak, Gorazilli, Qishlag, Garajalli, Efendilar, Suleymanli, and Sur villages were liberated from enemy occupation.
The operation to liberate the settlement and surrounding villages is also called the Battle of Hadrut. These battles were an operation in Hadrut and adjacent villages and heights occupied by Armenian troops during the First Karabakh War.
Thus, during the clashes, the Azerbaijani Army advanced on the southern front in early October and headed in an unexpected direction to Hadrut. The liberation of Hadrut was one of the operations that largely decided the fate of the war. Because the Azerbaijani Army headed for Shusha, namely after the release of Hadrut. Therefore, the Hadrut battles played a great role in the liberation of Shusha because the enemy was waiting for the Azerbaijani military in Shusha from another direction.
Thus, heavy fighting began on October 7, and on October 9, the Azerbaijani Army took control of strategically important villages and heights near the settlement. Thus, the settlement and the above-mentioned villages were liberated from the enemy.
After that, the enemy, who could not stand the failure of the battles of Hadrut, began to spread false information. The Armenian leadership, Armenian officials, and some foreign journalists, who poured water into the enemy mill, spread misinformation that Hadrut was allegedly under Armenian control.
On March 16, 2021, Victorious Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Ilham Aliyev raised the state flag in Hadrut settlement and made a speech. In his speech, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief announced how Hadrut was liberated from occupation.
The President said that the liberation of the Hadrut settlement was possible as a result of a very successful military operation."First of all, the surrounding mountains were taken. After the heights around Hadrut were taken over by the Azerbaijani Army, de facto control passed to the Azerbaijani Army, and the liberation of Hadrut was inevitable."
After the liberation of Hadrut from the enemy's occupation, restoration and construction works have been launched, and all the infrastructure is being restored. The Family Health Center has already started functioning in Hadrut. The building of the health center was put into use after major repairs, and it is planned to provide services to 6,000 citizens. The institution is provided with all necessary medical equipment and tools. In addition, ASM has a 24-hour emergency medical service and is fully equipped with a reanimobile ambulance.
On May 5, 2023, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva viewed the restoration project of a 360-seat secondary school in the Hadrut settlement.
On the same day, President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the first residential quarter in the settlement, which will be comprised of 28 houses.
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