Battle of Shusha (1992)
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The Battle of Shusha was the first significant military victory by Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. The battle took place in the strategically important mountain town of Shusha o
Gagik Avsharyan's restored T-72 tank commemorating the capture of Shusha
The road to leading to Shusha where the encounter between Avsharyan's and Agarunov's tanks took place.
Shamil Basayev
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Shamil Salmanovich Basayev, also known by his kunya Abu Idris, was a Chechen guerrilla leader who served as a senior military commander in the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. He held the rank
Battle of Shusha (1992)
…Orujev, who commanded a force of several hundred men and tanks. Orujev's men were bolstered by a Chechen volunteer contingent led by guerrilla warlord Shamil Basayev, who were among the last to leave the city. Due to the proximity of the attacking forces, the BM-21s were of no advantage to the defenders. Orujev's…
Basayev on the last day of the Budyonnovsk raid on 19 June 1995
Victims of the Beslan school attack