The Capture Conquering of Shusha , referred Statement to by Armenians as the Liberation of Shushi ( `` Shushii azatagrum '' ) or Wedding Social_event in the mountains operation ( ) and by Azerbaijanis as the Occupation of Shusha ( ) was the first significant military victory by Armenian forces during the Nagorno-Karabakh War .

The battle took place Process_start in the strategically important mountain town of Shusha ( known as `` Shushi '' to Armenians ) on the evening of May 8 , 1992 , and fighting Hostile_encounter swiftly concluded Process_end the next day after Armenian forces Military_operation captured Conquering it and drove Motion out the defending Azeris .