“Shusha was a strategic height for Armenians who controlled the entire Karabakh and the main support of the region’s defense. The city defended Hankendi. The road joining it with the Gorus district of Armenia through the Lachinsky corridor. The liberation of Shushi became the most important peak of the Patriotic War. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov in an interview with the Azerbaijan newspaper.
The minister stressed that the Supreme Commander personally performed command during the preparation, initial implementation and operation of the operation: “Every hour and every minute he received information about the operation from the military command and gave specific orders. Every minute our reports had to be prepared Submit new information to the President.
One of the president’s instructions in the preparation of the operation was to take into account that Shusha is a cultural center and free the city without destroying it, while maintaining historical appearance. In other words, we will not be able to use heavy artillery in these battles, which basically fired the positions and firepoints of the Armenian troops around Shushi. They caused heavy losses both alive and in military equipment. We did not hit heavy artillery and aviation strikes through the native city and historical monuments. “