 Capture of Shusha

The Capture of Shusha, referred to by Armenians as the Liberation of Shushi ( "Shushii azatagrum") or the Operation Wedding in the Mountains () and by Azerbaijanis as the Occupation of Shusha () was the first significant military victory by Armenian forces during the Nagorno-Karabakh War.The battle took place in the strategically important mountain town of Shusha (known as "Shushi" to Armenians) on the evening of May 8, 1992, and fighting swiftly concluded the next day after Armenian forces captured it and drove out the defending Azeris.