Sitalçay
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Sitalçay is a village and municipality in the Khizi Rayon of Azerbaijan
. It has a population of 1,234.
The Sitalchay air base was the location of the first Soviet Air Forces Sukhoi Su-25
unit.
The first eleven production aircraft were assigned to Sitalchay and the 80th or 60th Separate Assault Aviation Regiment in April 1981. In June 1981 the 200th Separate Assault Aviation Squadron was formed at Sitalchay and then deployed to Afghanistan
. In the late 1980s and early 1990s it became a base for a regiment of Sukhoi Su-25
s of the 34th Air Army of the Soviet Air Forces. In August 1992, despite the provisions of the Tashkent Treaty which directed an orderly transfer of ex-Soviet forces to the republics, Azeri troops seized the entire regiment and its aircraft.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
. It has a population of 1,234.
The Sitalchay air base was the location of the first Soviet Air Forces Sukhoi Su-25
Sukhoi Su-25
The Sukhoi Su-25 is a single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by the Sukhoi Design Bureau. It was designed to provide close air support for the Soviet Ground Forces. The first prototype made its maiden flight on 22 February 1975...
unit.
The first eleven production aircraft were assigned to Sitalchay and the 80th or 60th Separate Assault Aviation Regiment in April 1981. In June 1981 the 200th Separate Assault Aviation Squadron was formed at Sitalchay and then deployed to Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. In the late 1980s and early 1990s it became a base for a regiment of Sukhoi Su-25
Sukhoi Su-25
The Sukhoi Su-25 is a single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by the Sukhoi Design Bureau. It was designed to provide close air support for the Soviet Ground Forces. The first prototype made its maiden flight on 22 February 1975...
s of the 34th Air Army of the Soviet Air Forces. In August 1992, despite the provisions of the Tashkent Treaty which directed an orderly transfer of ex-Soviet forces to the republics, Azeri troops seized the entire regiment and its aircraft.