Nakhchivan War (New Union)

Nakhchivan War (New Union)
Clockwise from top left: Soviet Plane getting show down over over Nachivan Soviet soldier next to a destroyed car Armenian soldiers firing artillery at Turkish positions A Turkish town after a Soviet Airstrike A column of destroyed Soviet Vehicles near Nachivan Azarbaijani nationalist insurgents load weapons
Date 20 November 1996 - 18 August 1999 Location Soviet Union, Eastern Turkey, Armenia, Nachivan Result Soviet victory Nakhichevan and Azerbaijan reintegrated into the Soviet Union President Aliyev extradited from Iran Cypriot renification Start of Turkish civil war The Soviet Union reasserts itself on the world stage
Belligerents
Soviet Union • Rep. Azerbaijan Armenia	Turkey
Strength
Soviet Union: • 458,989 personal • 4,870 tanks • 8,700 AFVs • 1,670 Combat Aircraft (800 at peak) • 9,200 Artillery • 20 frigates/destroyers/cruisers • 4 submarines • 40 light vessels Armenia: • 54,272 personal • 620 tanks • 700 AFVs • 45 combat Aircraft • 300 Artillery	Turkey: • 687,889 personal • 2,200 tanks • 4,800 AFVs • 410 combat Aircraft • 4,200 Artillery • 6 frigates • 2 submarines • 12 light vessels ALO: • 126,400 Personnel NNA: • 1,787 Personal UNA: • 960 Personnel Grey Wolves: • 5,800 Personnel
Casualties and losses
Soviet Union: killed 47,655 Injured: 120,762 1,872 tanks destroyed 720 AFVs destroyed 430 Aircraft destroyed 215 damaged 387 Artillery destroyed 4 frigates/destroyers/cruisers sunk 7 frigates/destroyers/cruisers damaged 2 submariness damaged 1 Aircraft Carrier damaged 23 other vessels damaged Armenia:	Turkey: