Russia Increases Military Flights Over Armenia -- New York Times
MOSCOW — Russian fighter jets are conducting an increasing number of training flights over Armenia, a military spokesman said Saturday, sending a clear warning that Russia could intervene at any moment should violence escalate further in the territorial dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
The military spokesman, Col. Igor Gorbul, told the Interfax news agency that Russian fighter jets stationed at a base in Armenia have conducted about 300 training flights since the beginning of 2012, and have increased the number of flying hours by more than 20 percent from last year.
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My Comment: If war should start .... or an escalation in the conflict .... Russia has made it very clear that they would intervene on the side of Armenia.
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