✦ History

Part of Second Nagorno-Karabakh War

Battle of Shusha (2020)

November 2020 · Shusha

Result Azerbaijani victory

Azerbaijani forces captured the town of Shusha in Nagorno-Karabakh. The defeat led Armenia to accept a ceasefire.

On the map Contemporaries

Azerbaijan

Armenia

Other

Azerbaijan
Syrian opposition
Armenia
Republic of Artsakh
Zaur Mammadov military commander Kanan Seyidov military commander Hikmat Mirzayev military commander
Seyran Ohanyan military commander Arthur Vanetsyan military commander Argishti Kyaramyan military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
400 disputed
Killed
356
Strength
2,000
Killed
300 disputed
Killed
2,000

Units

Azerbaijani Armed Forces Special Forces of Azerbaijan
Armed Forces of Armenia Artsakh Defence Army

Before and after

Led to
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement November 9, 2020

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Battle of Shusha (2020)
 
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement