Editing Antonov An-72 (section)

==Operators==
[[File:Russian Navy Antonov An-72 Dvurekov-1.jpg|thumb|A Russian Navy An-72 showing the front view that resembles '[[Cheburashka]]'.]]
[[File:Ukraine National Guard Antonov An-72 at Zhulyany.jpg|thumb|Ukraine National Guard An-72 at [[Zhulyany Airport]]]]
[[File:Kazakhstan Border Guards Antonov An-72-100 Batuzak-1.jpg|thumb|Kazakhstan Border Guard Antonov An-72-100]]

===Civilian operators===
In August 2006, 51 An-72 and [[Antonov An-74]] aircraft were in [[airline]] service. The major operators included [[Badr Airlines]] (three), and [[Shar Ink]] (eight). [[Motor Sich Airlines]] (one). Some 17 other airlines operated this aircraft.{{cn|date=May 2022}}

===Military operators===
As of December 2021, 45 aircraft were in military service:{{refn|{{Cite web |title=World Air Forces 2022 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/asset/26019/waf/ |url-access=registration |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220208232437/https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=83735 |archive-date=2022-02-08 |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=[[FlightGlobal]] |language=en-US}}}}
*{{ANG}}
** [[Angolan Air Force]]: 6
*{{COD}}
** [[Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]: 1
*{{KAZ}}
** [[Kazakhstan Air Force]]: 1
*{{LBY}}
** [[Libyan Air Force]]: 1
*{{RUS}}
** [[Russian Aerospace Forces]]: 31
** [[Russian Navy]]: 5
*{{UKR}}
** [[Air National Guard (Ukraine)|Ukrainian Air Guard]]: At least 2<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviamuseum.com.ua/en/news/news/museum-news/1029-parade-in-honor-of-the-30th-anniversary-of-ukraines-independence-aviation-component|title=Парад на честь 30-ї річниці незалежності України. Авіаційна частина параду - Авіамузей|website=aviamuseum.com.ua|accessdate=15 April 2023}}</ref>

===Former military operators===
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*{{ARM}}
** [[Armenian Air Force]]
*{{GNQ}}
** [[Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea]]
*{{GEO}}
** [[Georgian Air Force]]
*{{flagcountry|Libyan Arab Jamahiriya}}
** [[Libyan Air Force (1951-2011)|Libyan Air Force]]
*{{MDA}}
** [[Moldovan Air Force]]: 2
*{{PER}}
** [[Peruvian Air Force]]: 2 (operated until late 1990s and sold to civilian market)
*{{flag|Soviet Union}}
** [[Soviet Air Force]]
[[File:Antonov An-72 Cheburashka.jpg|thumb|The An-72 is said to resemble [[Cheburashka]] when viewed from the front.]]