On the evening of November 8, there was information that we were almost clearing Shusha: Artur Hovhannisyan

On the evening of November 8, when I was with Petros, there was information from the Ministry of Defense that we were almost clearing Shusha completely. We expected to be fully cleared by the morning of the 9th, but what happened happened. This was stated by Artur Hovhannisyan in an interview with a journalist, discussing the fall of Shusha.

To the question of why he did not announce the fall of Shusha, Hovhannisyan replied that he indeed had health issues that day, and those who doubt can refer to the Ministry of Health.

Speaking about the events, Hovhannisyan noted that there is a need to analyze everything and understand who ultimately fought against us. 'I was saying during the war that Turkey is also fighting against us. Even I realized only after the war how extensively Turkey helped Azerbaijan, how significant it was, and what new technologies Turkey applied. Azerbaijan could not defeat our army with its same arsenal in the summer, but in the September war, Turkey got involved. All of this requires professional and unemotional analysis.'

To the question of why the rear of Hadrut was emptied, Hovhannisyan stated that he was not aware and could not respond.