“We first attacked Dashkasan village of Jabrayil district and after liberating it from occupation, we changed direction and attacked Horadiz village of Fuzuli district. We lost our first martyr while liberating Musabayli village from occupation.”
This Oku.Azwho participated in the 44-day war in an interview with Fuzuli district and traveled the battle route to Khojavand district Tarlan Hajiyev saying.
– Terlan, I would like to meet you first.
– Tarlan Gadir oglu Hajiyev. I was born on May 5, 1997 in Mashtaga settlement of Sabunchu district, I have higher education. I graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Azerbaijan University of Cooperation. Currently, I am studying at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction as a second education.
– Terlan, when and where did you receive the news of the war?
– At that time I was in military service. I received the news there and went to war from military unit No. “N” in the Gusar district.
– What was the first thing that crossed your mind when you heard that the war had started?
– Of course, under the direction of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, to liberate our lands from occupation and to wave our tricolor flag on the lands we will liberate. It wasn’t just me, I would say it was on everyone’s mind at that time. We were going to fight to win.
– How do you remember the day you went to war?
– On September 27, 2020, we opened the morning at the military unit with an alarm and headed to the war zone. Upon reaching Fuzuli, we started the battle.
First, we attacked in the direction of Dashkasan village of Jabrayil district, and after liberating the village from occupation, we changed direction and attacked in the direction of Horadiz village of Fuzuli district. We gave our first martyr by liberating Musabayli village from occupation. Our comrade Rashid was martyred and Second Lieutenant Hasrat Guliyev was wounded. After evacuating them, we continued to advance. Another comrade of ours, Salimkhan Bayramov, was martyred while liberating the villages of Mandılı and Pirahmadli.
In our next direction, in the rear of Hadrut, Senior Lieutenant Javid Safarli, Sergeant Dashgin Agayev and Private Soltanov were also martyred.
After that, our direction of battle was the villages of Akhullu of Fuzuli and Zogalbulag of Khojaven, and then Red Bazar.
There were fierce battles in the Red Bazaar area. Our comrades in arms, Lieutenant Emin Asadov and Private Mahammadali Hasanov were martyred…
On November 9, 2020, at around 5 pm, we received the news of the victory. At that moment, our joy knew no bounds.
– Where did your war path end?
– My war path started in Fuzuli district and ended in Khojavand district.
– What battle do you remember as the most difficult and why?
– It seems to me that the battle in the direction of the Red Bazaar was our most difficult battle. It is difficult to explain why, perhaps because our platoon commander was martyred in that battle, it seems to me that this was our most difficult battle.
– What was the most memorable scene from the 44-Day War that you couldn’t forget?
– The only thing I could never forget was the martyrdom of our comrades who fought side by side…
– Many of our fighters say that they have come face to face with death many times. There were even moments when they thought that everything was over, that it was impossible to survive. But fortunately they managed to get out safe and sound. You probably haven’t missed any such moment.
– Yes, I experienced that moment with my friends. Indeed, every attack, every sound of a shell in battle brought a person closer to death. But officially we came face to face with death in the Jabrayil district. We were surrounded for six hours, the volleys of tanks and guns did not allow us to break out of the encirclement. It was like a miracle that we got out of the siege. With the sudden cessation of artillery fire, we were able to leave our position and go behind the mountain.
– Are you hurt?
– I was hit by a wave of shells from a tank and a “D30” cannon. Due to the injury, I developed a problem with my ears and now I can barely hear.
– Where and how did you find out about the purchase of Shusha?
– I heard the news about the liberation of the city of Shusha from occupation while I was in the Jabrayil district. I don’t know how to explain that moment, that joy.
– When did you come home from the war and how do you remember that day?
– I returned to our home not after the end of the war, but after finishing my military service. Actually, since I have a higher education, I was supposed to finish my military service in January, but at that time I had to serve for six months, so I returned home in July.
What made me remember that moment was that my parents welcomed me with tears of joy and feeling that they were proud of me. I was very happy too. Because I also participated in ending the 30-year longing for land and clearing our lands of the enemy. For me it was a great achievement, a feeling of pride, pride.
– You probably have medals too…
– Yes. I received four medals for my participation in the 44-day Patriotic War. These are the medals “For the Liberation of Fuzuli”, “For the Liberation of Jabrayil”, “For the Liberation of Khojavendin” and “Participant of the Patriotic War”.
Aziza Ismayilova
