Aero L-29, Part one, Ex-USSR users

The Aero L-29 is a Czechoslovak military jet trainer designed and manufactured by Aero Vodochody. It was the first Czechoslovak native jet aircraft to be designed and manufactured there and one of the main trainers in many air forces all around the world.
Today we're covering the ex-USSR users for this aircraft.

• Armenia: Apparently the Armenian Air Force took over some L-29s when the Soviets left in 1991. It seems that they served as improvesed attack aircraft during the Nagorno-Karabakh war in 1991. Anyway, as we couldn't find any photo of the Armenian L-29, the drawing should be considered as a mere speculation.
• Azerbaijan: Like Armenians, some L-29s were left over to be taken over by the newly established Azerbaijani Air and Air Defence Force in 1991. They served together with the more advanced L-39 Albatross but were withdrawn shortly after.
• Chechen Republic of Ichkeria: When Chechen troops captured Grozny airport, some L-29 were captured and put into service with the newly created Chechen Air Force. Them all were destroyed by the Russian Air Force in an air raid on Grozny's Airport.
• Georgia: Just like the previous countries, Georgia took over some L-29s left by the Soviets. They were incorporated into the Georgian Air Force and four of them are still in active service nowadays.
• Luhansk People's Republic: Due to the need for armament that the LPR faced, they emptied many aircraft that were storaged in open air at the museum of Luhansk. They were taken over by the LPR's army back in 2014 and almost any detail about their usage is unknown.
• Russian Federation: As the L-29 was the VVS's (Soviet Air Force) main trainer, it kept being after the fall of the USSR. It equipped Russia's main trainer squadrons and some famous acrobatic ones like the Sky Knights. Some paramilitary organizations like the DOSAAF also used it.
• Ukraine: When the Soviets left the country, they left many material behind, including some L-29s. They were used as the main trainer of the newly founded Ukrainian Air Force until the late 1990s when they were replaced by the Aero L-39 Albatross.

Sources:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_L-29_Delfín

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Air_Force

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijani_Air_and_Air_Defence_Force

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechen_National_Guard

5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgian_Air_Force

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separatist_forces_of_the_war_in_Donbass

7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Air_Force

8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Air_Force