Codename for the May 1991 military operation conducted by Soviet Internal Security Forces and OMON units in the Armenian populated regions of Western Azerbaijan in the Lesser Caucasus mountains, the Shusha, Martakert and Hadrut regions. It began on 30 April 1991 and lasted until 15 May 1991 (about 15 days). The setting was Çaykənd. It was part of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Before and after
- from 23 March 1991 to 18 January 2002Sierra Leone Civil War
- from 31 March 1991 to 13 August 2001Yugoslav Wars
- from 31 March 1991 to 7 August 1995Croatian War of Independence
- 5 April 1991Launch of Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
- from 30 April 1991 to 15 May 1991Operation Ring
- from 27 June 1991 to 7 July 1991Ten-Day War
- from August 1991 to June 1992Battle of Osijek
- 14 August 1991Release of arXiv
- from 19 August 1991 to 21 August 19911991 Soviet coup d'état attempt
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