BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 29. The Azerbaijani Army launched a counter-offensive operation, later called the "Iron Fist," on September 27, 2020, in response to the large-scale provocation of the Armenian armed forces along the frontline.
The 44-day second Karabakh war ended with the liberation of Azerbaijan’s territories from nearly 30-year Armenian occupation and the restoration of territorial integrity.
Trend presents the chronicle of the 33rd day of the Second Karabakh War:
- President Ilham Aliyev approved a law on renaming the Vang village of Khojavand district into Chinarli village.
- President Ilham Aliyev called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry released information on the latest situation on the frontlines. A list of destroyed military equipment of the Armenian Armed Forces was announced.
- A video of the liberated villages of the Gubadli district was released.
- The territory of Goranboy and Tartar districts came under fire. The Armenian troops, who were forced to retreat, opened fire on the civilian population.
- High-ranking Armenian officers were killed. Footage of equipment and ammunition left by the Armenian troops on the battlefield was released. Two Armenian Su-25 planes were destroyed.
- The territory of the Tartar district, including diplomatic representatives, came under fire. Another civilian was killed as a result of the Armenian fire.
- Armenian servicemen, who fired at civilians in Azerbaijan’s Barda, were killed on the battlefield. Equipment of Armenia's troops was destroyed.