Azerbaijani troops took control of the city of Shusha in the Nagorno Karabakh region, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said.

“The city of Shusha [Susa, para los azeríes] she has been liberated from the occupation, “Aliyev said in an address to the people broadcast by AzTV channel.

Shortly before, the spokesman for the Armenian Defense Ministry, Artsrún Ovanisián, noted on his Facebook page that “tough and decisive battles are taking place for Shusha.”

For its part, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan reported that Azeri troops destroyed four tanks and two guns of the Armenian forces on the last day.According to the entity, hostilities continued in the areas of Agdara [Martakert, para los armenios], Agdam, Khojavend [Martuní] y Qubadli.