Shushi mayor: Walking, they came from Hadrut and took Shushi

The roads of Shushi were glowing red-hot from the explosion
of shells. Fierce battles were going on there. Mayor of Shushi Artsvik Sargsyan
said this to ABC Media.

“On Nov. 7, battles were taking place in the environs of
Shushi. The situation was calm on Nov. 8. On Nov. 9, their State Flag Day, the
enemy’s flag was flying over the municipality building. We knew that we had to
mount a counterattack and drive the enemy out of the city. However, that
notorious document was signed on the night of Nov. 9, thus putting an end to
everything,” the mayor said.

Residents of the city were evacuated to a safer place. Those
who had the opportunity, left the city on their own. The rest were provided
with cars by the state.

“From the first day, people were leaving of their own
accord. However, on Oct. 29, we received an order to evacuate the residents of
the city. All the children, women and elderly people were evacuated. Afterward,
I returned to Shushi. Few were left there,” Sargsyan said.

Few objects of cultural heritage were evacuated from the
five museums of Shushi. During the war, a small batch was transferred from the
Geological Museum of Shushi to the Shushi State Museum of Fine Arts —
supposedly a safer place. According to the mayor, it was only from the Armenian
Dram Museum that they were able to evacuate objects.