MiG-21

Conflict Usage

Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Side: AzerbaijanRole: Legacy combat-jet fleet element with no documented MiG-21 strike sorties in the cited 2020 reportingair defensestrike

Azerbaijan fielded MiG-21s in its combat-jet fleet during 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh reporting, but the cited source uses the type as an Azerbaijani aircraft comparison point and does not document MiG-21 combat sorties.

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