The “Caucasian Knot” has reported that following the results of the fighting on August 3, Azerbaijan occupied the Sarybaba height in the Shusha District and Gyrkhgyz height in the Khodjaly District. According to analysts, that gave Azerbaijan a tactical advantage. On August 6, Azerbaijan also announced the capture of the strategic height of Buzdukh (Buzukh).
The control over the Buzdukh height creates a springboard for new military operations in Karabakh, if such a need arises, Baku analysts say. “Today, the Azerbaijani army occupies dominant positions almost along the entire perimeter of Karabakh,” noted Telman Abilov, the head of the “Military Officers” NGO.
The control over the Gyrkhgyz height allows the Azerbaijani army strengthening the security of the city of Shusha and the Azerbaijani villages of the Shusha District when the forced migrants return there, expert Azad Isazade believes. The occupation of the heights of Sarybaba and Gyrkhgyz allowed Azerbaijan significantly strengthening control over the Lachin corridor, emphasizes Shakhin Gadjiev, an observer for the “Turan” agency.
This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on at 06:01 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.
See earlier reports:
Russian MFA rejects criticism of peacekeepers in Karabakh conflict zone, Azerbaijan announces completion of road bypassing Lachin, Wording of agreement on Nagorno-Karabakh gives rise to conflict escalation.
Source: Caucasian Knot
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