BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 25. Azerbaijan is marking the third anniversary of Gubadli city's liberation from Armenian occupation during the second Karabakh war, TurkicWorld reports.

During the war, a devastating blow to the Armenian armed forces in the Jabrayil district (located to the east of Gubadli) and successful operations in the Zangilan district (located to the south of Gubadli) contributed to the advance of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces to the administrative borders of the Gubadli district.

On October 26, in his address to the nation, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan announced the destruction and capture of Armenian armed forces' weaponry and equipment as trophies during the second Karabakh war, as well as the liberation of the settlements of Padar, Afandilar, Yusifbayli, Chaytumas, Khanlig, Sariyatag, Mollaburkhan in the Gubadli district, Birindji Alybayli, Ikinji Alybayli, Raband, Yenikend in the Zangilan district, Govshudlu, Sofulu, Dagh Mashanli, Kurdlar, Hovuslu, and Chalabilar in the Jabrayil district, along with Gubadli city.

Fierce battles were fought during the liberation of Gubadli. Breaking the occupiers' resistance, the Azerbaijani Army inflicted a heavy defeat and forced them to retreat.

During the Gubadli operation, a significant portion of the Armenian army's manpower and equipment were destroyed.

In the Republic of Azerbaijan, the "Gubadli Liberation Medal" has been established.

On the order of President Ilham Aliyev, servicemen who showed courage and valor in combat actions for the liberation of the Gubadli district were awarded the "Gubadli Liberation Medal."

Gubadli was occupied by the Armenian armed forces on August 31, 1993. The occupiers destroyed the city and villages in the district, committed acts of vandalism against religious, historical, and cultural monuments, as well as cemeteries, and carried out ecological terrorism against the flora and fauna of Gubadli by cutting down and burning forests (including rare tree and plant species).