Russia exports over 1,300 tonnes of grain to Armenia via Azerbaijan

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Aug 21, 2026 · 128 words

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What to know about Russia exports over 1,300 tonnes of grain to Armenia via Azerbaijan

Russia has exported a third batch of grain to Armenia via Azerbaijan, consisting of wheat and barley. This follows Azerbaijan's decision in October of last year to lift the ban on the transit of goods bound for Armenia.

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What happened

Russia has exported a third batch of grain to Armenia in transit through Azerbaijan this week, state-run AzerTAc news agency reported.

Why it matters

According to the agency, the shipment includes 1,108 tonnes of wheat and 273 tonnes of barley.

Common ground

On Wednesday and Thursday, two export shipments of Russian wheat weighing 1,820 and 2,725 tonnes, respectively, were sent to Armenia through Azerbaijan.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “On Wednesday and Thursday, two export shipments of Russian wheat weighing 1,820 and 2,725 tonnes, respectively, were sent to Armenia through Azerbaijan”

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Multiple web search results confirm the specific shipments of 1,820 and 2,725 tonnes of wheat sent on Wednesday and Thursday, with Caliber.Az specifically mentioning the 2,725 tonnes shipment.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The military forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan have been engaged in a border conflict since 12 May 2021, when Azerbaijani soldiers crossed several kilometers into Armenia in the provinces of Syunik and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia–Azerbaijan_border_cris…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19–20 September 2023, Azerbaijan initiated a military offensive in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region which ended with the surrender of the self-declared Republic of Artsakh, the disbandment of i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_Nagorno-Karabakh_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is an ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, inhabited mostly by ethnic Armenians until their expulsion in 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict

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Claim 2: “Since then, a total of more than 47,000 tonnes of Russian grain, around 9,000 tonnes of fertilizers, 1,136 tonnes of propane, 1,114 tonnes of coal, 133 tonnes of aluminum, and 67 tonnes of timber have been exported from Russia to Armenia in transit through Azerbaijan”

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While the evidence confirms that various goods (grain, fertilizers, aluminum, buckwheat) have been exported, the specific cumulative totals provided in the claim (47,000t grain, 9,000t fertilizers, etc.) are not fully corroborated. One source mentions 'more than 29,000 tonnes of grain' and 'over 6,000 tonnes of fertilizers', which contradicts the higher numbers in the claim, but does not provide a definitive current total to verify the claim's specific figures.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 and 20 September 2023, Azerbaijan launched a large-scale military offensive against the self-declared breakaway state of Artsakh, violating the ceasefire agreement signed in the aftermath of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Azerbaijani_offensive_in_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Armenia–Azerbaijan peace deal, officially titled the Agreement "On the Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan", aims to end …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia–Azerbaijan_peace_agree…

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Claim 3: “the shipment includes 1,108 tonnes of wheat and 273 tonnes of barley”

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Both TASS and another web search result specifically cite the AzerTAc news agency as reporting the exact figures: 1,108 tonnes of wheat and 273 tonnes of barley.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh were areas of Azerbaijan, situated around the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO), which were occupied by the ethnic Armenia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian-occupied_territories_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Azerbaijan–Turkey relations have been strong between the only two predominantly Turkic countries located west of the Caspian Sea and east of the Mediterranean Sea. Former Azerbaijani president Heydar …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan–Turkey_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The First Republic of Armenia, officially known at the time of its existence as the Republic of Armenia, was an independent Armenian state that existed from May (28th de jure, 30th de facto) 1918 to 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Republic_of_Armenia

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Claim 4: “Russia has exported a third batch of grain to Armenia in transit through Azerbaijan this week”

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The claim is reported by both TASS and a separate web search result citing the state-run AzerTAc news agency, confirming the export of a third batch of grain to Armenia via Azerbaijan.

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Claim 5: “In late October last year, Azerbaijan lifted its ban on the transit of goods bound for Armenia through its territory”

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Multiple sources confirm the decision to lift restrictions on transit. One source mentions the decision was made in October, and another reports PM Pashinyan thanking President Aliyev for the decision to unblock transit.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are currently no diplomatic relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, though both countries committed to a peace agreement on 8 August 2025. The two neighboring states had formal governmental re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia–Azerbaijan_relations

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