“Unfortunately, failures follow us.” Nagorno-Karabakh confirmed the transfer of a key city to Azerbaijani control

The Azerbaijani armed forces have taken control of the city of Shusha in Nagorno-Karabakh, said . Vahram Poghosyan, press secretary of the unrecognized republic's president,

“Unfortunately, failures haunt us, and the city of Shusha is completely out of our control,” Poghosyan confirmed on Facebook.

The capture of Shusha was announced on November 8 by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. On November 9, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan published a video from Shushi.

Shusha is one of the key cities of Nagorno-Karabakh, it is located 11 kilometers from its capital, the city of Stepanakert.

• The military conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh resumed on September 27, 2020. Both sides accused each other of provocations and began full-scale military operations.