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27 Dec, 8 tweets, 3 min read
According to the article, Su-25 pilots (Az pilots reportedly flew >600 sorties) operated at high altitudes to avoid Armenian air defenses, even though Su-25 were designed to operate at low altitudes. This included employing laser-guided bombs. 2840/
haqqin.az/news/197133
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The Azerbaijani MoD confirmed that one Azerbaijani soldier was killed yesterday in a firefight with Armenian soldiers. They claim that the 6 Armenian soldiers were killed. 2842/
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Russian peacekeepers have begun routine live-fire training at training areas outside of Stepanakert and Martakert. 2845/
tvzvezda.ru/news/forces/co…
Turkish sappers worked alongside Azerbaijani sappers in clearing fields in the Aghdam district of mines and UXO. 2846/
t.me/Azerbaijan_MOD…
Looks like the same loitering munition from the video the Armenian MoD released during the war. 2847/

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28 Dec
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And here is its: the first production-model (i.e. non-prototype) Su-57 fighter was delivered to the Russian Air Force today (blue bort # 01). Photos from Светлана Баланва at the Tolmachevo Airport.
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The US Commerce Department added a Military End User list yesterday that will restrict access to U.S. goods and technologies, which includes 45 Russian organizations.
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Footage from Zvezda of two Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers and four Chinese Xian H-6K strategic bombers conducting a joint flight over the Sea of Japan and East China Sea today. Looks like they had a Russian Su-35S fighter escort as well.
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Thread: Vladimir Putin visited the Russian MoD's National Defense Control Center today where he took part in the annual expanded defense ministry board meeting. Plenty of defense and procurement details, as it is the end of GPV-2020's planned period.
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