Today is the day when Hadrut settlement of Khojavend region was liberated from occupation.

Axar.az reports that two years have passed since the liberation of the settlement.

Thus, as a result of the counter-offensive operations carried out by the Azerbaijani Army starting from September 27, 2020, the settlement of Hadrut was liberated from the enemy on October 9.

The news of the town's liberation was conveyed to the people of Azerbaijan by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Ilham Aliyev.

On that day, in addition to the settlement of Hadrut, the villages of Chaylı, Yukhari Guzlak, Gorazıllı, Kışlaq, Karajallı, Efendilır, Süleymanli and Sur were also liberated from enemy occupation.

The operation to liberate the town and surrounding villages from occupation is also called Hadrut battles. These battles are an operation carried out in Hadrut and adjacent villages and heights, which were occupied by Armenian troops during the First Karabakh War.