BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 9. Four years have passed since the liberation of the Hadrut settlement of the Khojavand district from occupation, Trend reports.
Undoubtedly, this successful operation can also be called a turning point in the 44-day Second Karabakh War. After this operation, the Armenian armed forces fully realized that their defeat was rapidly approaching.
Hadrut was liberated from Armenian occupation on October 9, 2020, as a result of the counter-offensive measures launched by the Azerbaijani army on September 27.
The capture of the headquarters of the 18th division of the occupant, and complete blocking of all communication routes caused great panic among the enemy. At the same time, the area of the defensive line for the Armenian army increased, and thus the maneuver possibilities of the Azerbaijani army grew.
Hadrut, surrounded by mountains, was seriously controlled by Armenians - all the main roads and mountain roads and trails. Even though the village was small in area, large forces of the Armenian army were concentrated there. Hadrut was also their coordinating point - as they say, the den of the occupants.
The strategic importance of Hadrut for the enemy was great. On the one hand, the Jabrayil direction could be controlled from here, and on the other hand, the Fuzuli direction.
Heroic soldiers of the Azerbaijani army liberated the village. The Armenian army, which retreated in fear and panic along various mountain paths and routes, tried to attack Hadrut again. However, the determination and vigilance of our army destroyed all their plans - the incoming enemy's living force was destroyed in professionally organized ambushes.
The liberation of Hadrut created a unique opportunity for the operation to liberate the city of Shusha.
Following the liberation of Hadrut, the Azerbaijani army started an offensive in the direction of Boyuk Kirs Mountain, Red Bazaar, Shusha City, and Khojavand. Having gained an advantage there, it blocked the enemy's supply routes in the direction of Garghabazar village of Fizuli district. The Hadrut operation became one of the great successes of the Azerbaijani army and another major failure of the Armenian army.
The Hadrut settlement, where terrorist groups preparing the bloody Karabakh conflict were once concentrated, has now been liberated and is being restored by its ancestral landlords.
