Flying in uniform. Military and paramilitary aviation of Ukraine

In the early 1990s, Ukraine had the third largest strategic aviation fleet in the world (after the USA and the RF). But by March 2014, only three (!) pilots with sniper qualifications remained in the Air Force.

In his new book, Andriy Kharuk describes in detail the thorny path of the formation of Ukrainian military and paramilitary aviation from the moment of independence to the beginning of the full-scale invasion. He tells how the structure and composition of our aviation changed over the years, how aircraft were modernized, and how Ukrainian aviation managed to ensure an advantage over the enemy in the ATO zone.