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

𝗟𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗛𝗨𝗦𝗛𝗔 | 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦𝗔𝗞𝗛 🇦🇲 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