Liberation of Shushi | May 8-9, 1992 | Republic of Artsakh

π—Ÿπ—œπ—•π—˜π—₯π—”π—§π—œπ—’π—‘ 𝗒𝗙 𝗦𝗛𝗨𝗦𝗛𝗔 | 𝗔π—₯π—§π—¦π—”π—žπ—› πŸ‡¦πŸ‡² In the twilight hours of May 8, Ter-Tadevosyan directed his forces to assail Shushi against the Azeri commander Elbrus Orujev who commanded a force of several hundred men and tanks. Orujev’s men were bolstered by a Chechen volunteer contingent led by guerrilla warlord Shamil Basayev who were among the last to leave the city. By mid-day, the fighting in Shushi escalated into a full-scale engagement, as both sides were involved in fierce combat. By the evening of May 8, Arm
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