Did Ukraine restore Azerbaijani MiG-29 fighter jets to protect its own skies against Russia?

As reported by the X account Cloooud on September 3, 2025, a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet was recently photographed in a camouflage scheme associated with Azerbaijan, equipped with both R-27 medium-range and R-73 short-range air-to-air missiles. The image, which lacks a disclosed date and location, shows the jet in a standard air combat configuration and indicates that aircraft formerly tied to the Azerbaijani Air Force are now flying in Ukrainian service. Read full defense news at this link...

As of February 24, 2022, three Azerbaijani Air Force MiG-29s were undergoing repairs and modernization at the Lviv facility. In March 2022, Russian strikes damaged the site, including the destruction of a large hangar, which initially prompted claims that aircraft there had been destroyed. (Picture source: X/Cloooud)

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