Second Karabakh War

Fighting broke out on 27 September 2020 and lasted 44 days. Azerbaijan combined Turkish and Israeli drones and loitering munitions with artillery and infantry assaults, advanced through the southern districts and took the city of Shusha on 8 November. Several thousand soldiers on both sides were killed.

Outcome: Azerbaijani victory. The trilateral statement of 10 November 2020 ended the fighting: Azerbaijan regained the districts around Nagorno-Karabakh and part of the region itself, including Shusha, and Russian peacekeepers were deployed.