While diplomats in distant capitals work toward a formal peace treaty, a quiet crisis is unfolding along the rugged, forested borders of southern Armenia.
On December 22, 1972, a Tu-134A aircraft (Soviet registration: CCCP-65668) belonging to the Yerevan Separate Aviation Detachment made a miraculous emergency landing in Russia's Stavropol Krai.
Developed by the Ministry of Economy following an urgent request from the Vayots Dzor Governor's Office, the measure aims to secure buyers for a critical surplus threatening local farmers.