On 10 December 2020, a victory parade was held in honor of the Azerbaijani victory in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. A group of the military servicemen who distinguished themselves during the Patriotic War (how the conflict is referred to in Azerbaijan) marched in the parade and showcase military equipment, unmanned aerial vehicles and aircraft, as well as war trophies. 3,000 servicemen marched in the parade, which included a contingent from Turkish Special Forces Command march on the square. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended as part of a state visit to Baku. A military spokesperson described it as "the first important event in the history of Azerbaijan’s development, since the Victory Parade has never taken place in Azerbaijan and Freedom Square has never seen the Victory Parade". In response to reports by Armenian social media that Armenian captives would take part in the parade, the State Security Service of Azerbaijan rejected the information as false saying that "humiliating prisoners of war is not a characteristic of the Azerbaijani people and our victorious army".