At a time when the information war and the spread of deepfakes are gaining unprecedented momentum, it is regrettable that certain outlets in the international media, eager for cheap publicity, are fabricating absurd fantasies and outright falsehoods, which others then enthusiastically circulate without even realising it. This has become a habit for websites inclined towards provocation and lacking professional standards. That is one side of the problem, but the main issue concerns the blatant lie that has been circulating in recent days. One such fantasy that has been attempted to foist on the public is the allegation that "Azerbaijan secretly sold SU-22 aircraft to Ukraine."

First, let us note that the SU-22 is the export version of the SU-17. Although it was a prominent military platform in its time, it is now considered outdated and remains in the arsenals of only a handful of countries. As for Azerbaijan, according to some published sources, while there may have been a few SU-17 aircraft inherited from the Soviet era, there is no official or unofficial information confirming the presence of SU-22s in the country’s arsenal. Moreover, the SU-17 aircraft have long been decommissioned in Azerbaijan.

Beyond that, the question arises: how useful would such a weapon be to Ukraine? As is known, Russia is significantly more powerful than Ukraine in terms of its economy, population, natural resources, and military-technical capabilities. For the past three years,........

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