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Kyle Glen

@KyleJGlen

Oct 29 • 4 tweets • 1 min read Twitter logo

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Despite a ceasefire & agreement to dissolve the Republic of Artsakh after the Azerbaijani invasion in September, Azerbaijan are continuing to build up their fleet of An-2 aircraft at Yevlakh airbase. (Google earth sat image). 1/?

In imagery taken yesterday there are 31 fully constructed An-2s with a further 12 in construction making 43 total. In early July of this year there were just 27 An-2s visible. Prior to the start of the 2020 war there were more than 60 visible with at least 11 later shot down.

The An-2s were converted into drones during the war and were used to bait Armenian/Artsakh air defences. I noticed the buildup in August of this year and after the events of September assumed that they were preparing for a longer war, however the continued buildup is concerning.

Turkish/Azerbaijani officials have been talking in the media about the importance of the Zangezur corridor which would link Nagorno Karabakh with Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic if implemented. Armenians have warned that Az plans to create this corridor through force.

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