The 77th Shushi Separate Battalion[1] or Shushi Independent Battalion (Armenian: «Շուշի» առանձնակի գումարտակ) was a unit of the Artsakh Defence Army. It was formed on 1 September 1992, originally consisting of over 1,000 soldiers including many from the Armenian diaspora.[2] Most soldiers in the battalion were members of the ARF. It took part in Operation Horadiz.[3]