777th Special Forces Regiment

[5] While the battalion was being formed, by order of the Minister of Defense at the time Tajaddin Mehdiyev), a reconnaissance group of the unit headed by Vagif Musayev was sent to Shusha.

[4] In January 1992, the unit carried out an operation to seize 7 IFVs of the 295th Motor Rifle Division of the former Soviet 4th Army.

At the beginning of February 1992, the 777th, consisting of 30 officers and 20 soldiers, was redeployed to Shusha to defend the city.

Arriving in the city, the battalion immediately began to carry out the tasks assigned to it, with those including reconnaissance and sabotage operations behind enemy lines, as well as escorting columns from Lachin to Shusha.

[4] After the signing of the Bishkek Protocol, the 777th continued to serve on the front line and was subsequently reorganized.