Azeri commander Suret Huseynov and his 709th brigade, which had been tasked to defending the Murov Mountains, had retreated to Ganja after political and military problems began to unravel upon in the battlefield.
Azerski zapovjednik Surət Hüseynov i njegova 709. brigada, koja je imala zadatak braniti planinu Mrav, povukla se u Gəncu nakon što su se politički i vojni problemi počeli odražavati i na bojištu.