Khudayar Muslum oghlu Yusifzade (; 15 July 1998 – 22 October 2020) was an officer of the Azerbaijani army and

Warrant officer Warrant officer (WO) is a Military rank, rank or category of ranks in the armed forces of many countries. Depending on the country, service, or historical context, warrant officers are sometimes classified as the most junior of the commissioned ...

. He was killed on 22 October 2020 during the

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding occupied territories. It was a major escalation of an unresolved conflict over the region, involvi ...

Awards

*The Fatherland medal ribbon *Flag order ribbon *For liberation medal ribbon

Early life

Khudayar Yusifzadeh was born on 15 July 1998 in the city of Barda. Twenty-four days after his birth, he lost his father (Muslim Yusif oglu), a well-known accordionist in Barda. There were 4 children in the Yusifzade family - 3 brothers and 1 sister. Khudayar Yusifzadeh was the last child in the family. He graduated from the Children's Art School No. 1 named after Bulbul in Barda.

Career

He was a

warrant officer Warrant officer (WO) is a Military rank, rank or category of ranks in the armed forces of many countries. Depending on the country, service, or historical context, warrant officers are sometimes classified as the most junior of the commissioned ...

of the

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. After Tovuz clashes, he volunteered to serve. After the Azerbaijani army captured Fuzuli, he began serving at the newly established border checkpoint there. He voluntarily took part in the battles in the direction of

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. He took part in the battles for Murovdag heights in the direction of the Kalbajar region. After a while, he fought in the direction of Fuzuli,

. He showed courage in capturing the village of Aghbend in

. He died on 22 October, in the Aghbend direction. He was 22.

"Vətən yaxşıdır" song

Two days before the fighting, he videotaped himself with his comrades-in-arms while singing the song "Vətən yaxşıdır" written in the words of

Aliagha Vahid Aliagha Mammadgulu oghlu Isgandarov (; 17 February 1895, in Baku – 1 October 1965, in Baku), was an Azerbaijani poet and Honoured Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1943). He was known for reintroducing medieval ghazal style in Soviet Azerbaijani po ...

. The video became a trend on social networks.

References

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Awards

Early life

Career

"Vətən yaxşıdır" song

See also

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