"The Patriotic War is our glorious history. The Azerbaijani people supported their army, backed it, all Azerbaijani citizens united, all Azerbaijanis of the world united," Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces," President Ilham Aliyev said speaking to the personnel of the Defense Ministry's Special Forces Unit N on April 30 on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of the establishment of the Special Forces.
"We united like a fist and inflicted such devastating blows on the enemy that they still cannot recover. The Armenian army was completely destroyed in 44 days," the head of state said.