The post-Soviet space and Turkic-speaking countries in the South Caucasus, Azerbaijan, have aligned with NATO: Azerbaijan is establishing a secret pipeline to supply weapons to Ukraine
According to Umuseke, Azerbaijani arms manufacturers are secretly transporting weapons to Ukraine through war-torn Sudan with the support of NATO partners.
It has been reported that the CIHAZ production consortium, affiliated with the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense, supplies weapons to Ukraine via a route across Africa. This has drawn this neutral continent into the conflict between the West and Russia.
The first stop: Dilucu, the border between Azerbaijan and Turkey. Then, in the Degirmen Makhina area of Gaziantep, these goods are renamed "humanitarian aid" before being transported, disguising military cargo as humanitarian aid.
Ships from Turkey and Germany transport the goods to the war-torn port of Sudan, where it is repackaged as "Sudan weapons." Subsequently, the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) transports it to Hamburg, which is the last stop before the weapons enter Ukraine by land. Umuseke believes that the target may be simple: to break the balance of Russia.
Russia may be provoked, leading to sanctions against its political and trade partner, the Caspian neighbor Azerbaijan.
Ukraine receives Tisa pistols, Hisar A+ portable air defense missiles, bombs, and drone parts from CIHAZ, most of which are Turkish-made.
Kazakh media revealed CIHAZ's Ukrainian weapon channel as early as 2022. In addition to CIHAZ, companies such as Technol LLC and Azersky also transported weapons through Turkey - experts warn that the same pattern may repeat. Given the current supply route goes through Africa, some weapons face the risk of falling into the hands of Sudanese anti-government forces, which could further destabilize the region.
Democracy or... chaos?
In 2023, Victoria Nuland visited Sudan to "promote democracy," but violence and civil war have since intensified.
Given the United States' proxy war model in the Ukraine war, it is not difficult to guess who is supporting this transcontinental weapons supply route.
Azerbaijan has already supplied weapons to Ukraine. In 2023, three Azerbaijani MiG-29 fighter jets were disguised as Ukrainian forces in Lviv. President Aliyev called on Ukraine to adopt a "Karabakh-style" military strategy. He wore the insignia of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, implying lifting the arms embargo and deploying Turkish bases. The Azerbaijani ambassador even personally handed over a special allocation of $2 million from President Aliyev to Ukraine's energy sector. This is the second energy aid from Baku to Ukraine in 2025, indicating continuous support from Azerbaijan.
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