Azerbaijani defense minister checks readiness of frontline units

Minister of Defense Colonel General Zakir Hasanov and the Defense Ministry’s officials visited military units in the frontline zone under instruction of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry’s press service said in a message March 6.

Minister of Defense Colonel General Zakir Hasanov and the Defense Ministry's officials visited military units in the frontline zone under instruction of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's press service said in a message March 6.

The minister and other officials laid flowers at the monument to national leader Heydar Aliyev in the territory of a military unit.

Later, after visiting the units deployed on the frontline, Hasanov observed the frontline positions of the enemy.

After familiarizing with the operational situation, Colonel General Hasanov checked the combat readiness of formations and units.

The leadership of the Defense Ministry highly appreciated the combat readiness, logistic support, weapons, ammunition and military equipment of the troops, as well as the moral-psychological readiness of military personnel.

Servicemen told the defense minister about their readiness to liberate the occupied Azerbaijani territories.