The event was glorified Judgment_communication by the court poet Derzhavin in his famous ode ; he was later to comment Statement bitterly on Zubov 's inglorious return from the expedition in another remarkable poem .

By mid-June , Zubov 's troops overran Hold without any resistance most of the territory of modern-day Azerbaijan , including three principal cities — Baku , Shemakha and Ganja .