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Five years since the liberation of Hadrut settlement

09 October 2025 00:00 (UTC +04:00)

Five years have passed since the liberation of the Hadrut settlement in the Khojavand district from occupation, APA reports.

As a result of the counter-offensive operations launched by the Azerbaijani Army on September 27, the Hadrut settlement was liberated from Armenian occupation on October 9.

The liberation of Hadrut and eight other settlements was announced by the President of Azerbaijan, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, in his address to the nation on October 9, 2020.

The head of state stated that as a result of the successful operations, the villages of Qışlaq, Qaracallı, Əfəndilər, and Süleymanlı in the Jabrayil district, Yuxarı Güzlək and Gorazıllı in the Fuzuli district, Çaylı in the Tartar district, Sor in the Khojavand district, as well as the Hadrut settlement were liberated from occupation.

The liberation of Hadrut is considered one of the key turning points of the 44-day war.

During the Hadrut operation, a large amount of Armenian manpower and military equipment was destroyed.

The liberation of the Hadrut settlement was not only a heavy military defeat for the Armenian army but also dealt a significant psychological blow to the Armenians.

The occupying Armenian forces could not recover from this defeat, while the Azerbaijani Army opened the road to Shusha.