Baku / 13.06.18 / Turan: From the early morning of June 13, residents of Baku were awakened by the rumbling of military helicopters and aircraft flying over the capital in the run-up to the military parade on June 26 - the Day of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan.
Within an hour, squadrons of MI-8, MI-24, MI-35, and SU-25, MIG-29 and MIG-25 helicopters flew over the capital.
Following the usual flight, the MiG-29 fighters began to demonstrate aerobatics elements and produce colored smoke streams.
Such training flights of military aviation have long been not carried out over the capital.
The Ministry of Defense does not give any comments on this matter. -02B-
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