16:08 - 23.06.2023

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June 23, Fineko/abc.az. The number of Special Forces of the Ministry of Defense has been significantly increased. During the war, the special forces of the Ministry of Defense showed special heroism and professionalism.

ABC.AZ reports that Azerbaijani President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev stated about this as he addressed a ceremony to present the battle flag to one of the commando military units of the Ministry of Defense.

Stressing that the number of marines of the Ministry of Defense has been increased several times, and this increase continues, the president said:

“The State Border Service, the Internal Troops, the State Security Service, the Foreign Intelligence Service – the number of special forces of these institutions has been increased many times, and all this great force has one goal of protecting our territory, securing the territorial integrity of our country and, if there is a threat to our security, defeating the enemy with crushing blows.”