“Russian MiG-29 fighter jets have arrived in Iran and are stationed in Shiraz, while Sukhoi Su-35 jets are also on the way,” Zohrevand said. He added that China ’s HQ-9 air defense system and Russia ’s S-400 system were being supplied to Iran “in significant numbers.”

EADaily, October 29th, 2025. The Polish Air Force intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea. This was reported by the Operational Command of the armed forces.

On a spring night in 1989, Soviet fighter pilot Aleksandr Zuyev staged one of the Cold War’s boldest defections—stealing a frontline MiG-29 “Fulcrum” and flying it to Turkey. -Disillusioned with the Soviet system and convinced reforms wouldn’t fix it,