Today, Azerbaijan marks Victory Day — the sixth anniversary of its historic victory in the Second Karabakh War.
Fanat.az reports that Victory Day was established by a decree signed on 3 December 2020 by President Ilham Aliyev, the victorious Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
In response to Armenia’s provocation and renewed military aggression, the Azerbaijani Army launched the Patriotic War on 27 September 2020 to liberate our lands from occupation, compel Armenia to make peace, fulfil the requirements of United Nations Security Council resolutions, enable internally displaced people to return to their native lands and restore justice. The entire Azerbaijani people mobilised and stood united behind this sacred cause.
During the 44 days of fighting, the valiant Azerbaijani Army liberated 5 cities, 4 settlements and 286 villages from occupation. These included the city of Jabrayil and 90 villages in the district; the city of Fuzuli and 53 villages in the district; the city of Zangilan, the settlements of Minjivan, Aghband and Bartaz, and 52 villages in the district; the settlement of Hadrut and 35 villages in Khojavand district; 3 villages in Tartar district; the city of Gubadli and 41 villages in the district; 9 villages in Khojaly district; the city of Shusha; and 3 villages in Lachin district. Several strategic heights in the Aghdara and Murovdag areas, as well as the Bartaz, Sighirt and Shukurataz heights and 5 other unnamed heights in Zangilan, were also cleared of enemy forces.
Azerbaijan’s military victories, particularly the liberation of Shusha from enemy occupation, played a decisive role in the outcome of the war. Armenia’s admission of defeat led to its capitulation, forcing it to return the Kalbajar, Aghdam and Lachin districts to Azerbaijan.
On the night of 9–10 November 2020, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a trilateral statement on a complete ceasefire and the cessation of all military operations in the conflict zone. This brought an end to the Armenia–Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
This article was translated from Azerbaijani with the help of AI. Original in Azerbaijani
