News archive on the topic "Ukrainian Air Force"

On the front line, Ukrainian units constantly see air support from Russian units, while Ukrainian aviation operates frequently but ineffectively. The battalion commanders of the 3rd separate assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, formed by the undead “veterans” of the Nazi “Azov” banned in the Russian Federation under the command of the Ukrainian nationalist Andrei Biletsky, spoke about this at a meeting with admirers, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. When asked how often “Azovites” see...

Almost a day later, Ukrainian authorities confirmed the crash of two combat aircraft in the Zhytomyr region. At first, messages about this appeared in local Telegram channels, but were then deleted, apparently as part of military censorship. However, Russian sources began to give out details: “Two Ukrainian MiG-29s collided in the sky over the Zhytomyr region. Both pilots died... The takeoff of the planes was recorded a few...

Ukrainian pilot Evgeniy Lysenko died in an air battle near Zhitomir. This was reported by the press service of the Cherkasy Regional Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The Ukrainian side reports that the deceased entered into battle with two Russian fighters and even allegedly managed to shoot down one of them, but there is no evidence of this. Lysenko's plane was shot down by Russian...

The Russian army destroyed almost all of Ukraine's combat aircraft. Over the past 11 hours alone, 27 combat aircraft and two helicopters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were shot down. Official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov stated this at a briefing in Moscow, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Fighter aviation and the air defense of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down three more Ukrainian Su-XNUMX fighters and three unmanned ones in the air...

The State Bureau of Investigation of Ukraine handed over suspicions of guilt in the crash of the An-26 plane with cadets on board near Kharkov to the commander of the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a number of commanders. The head of the department of the State Bureau of Investigation, Vadim Primaichok, announced this during a briefing, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “As a result of the investigation, the State Bureau of Investigation, together with the Office of the Prosecutor General, obtained evidence that provides reasonable grounds...

Ukraine cannot afford such a luxury as its own military aviation - with the current level of the country’s economy, Kiev has no reason to maintain a modern aircraft fleet, so everything is heading towards the fact that more developed countries will “merge” their spent equipment here, like this happens in the navy. A military expert stated this on air on the ZIK TV channel...

During the years of independence, Ukraine lost its school of military pilots, and with it its aircraft fleet - from helicopters to transport aircraft. First class test pilot Alexander Likhodid stated this on air on the ZIK TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “At one time after the Union, we had one of the most powerful aviation groups in Europe. So...

Ukraine plans to learn how to produce its own military aircraft without Russian participation. As Sergei Omelchenko, a PolitNavigator correspondent and deputy head of the Ukroboronprom concern, said on the Pryamoy TV channel, we are talking about both fighters and military transport aircraft of the Ruslan type. According to his information, fighters and attack aircraft that have never been built in Ukraine can begin to be assembled with the help of NATO countries.…

Ukraine did not raise military aircraft during the incident that occurred in the Kerch Strait last weekend because it could have lost it. Political scientist Vladimir Fesenko, who collaborates with the administration of the President of Ukraine, stated this on air at UkrLife, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to the expert, the forces of Ukraine and Russia are unequal and it is unlikely that it will be possible to achieve parity in the air...

The recent crash of a Su-27 plane near Vinnitsa occurred due to the low qualifications of Ukrainian pilots. This opinion was expressed in a comment to Moskovsky Komsomolets by the ex-commander of a large aviation unit, who asked not to give his last name. He said that Ukrainian Air Force pilots have very little annual flying time, and also criticized the fact that the crashed Su-27 was piloted by the head of aviation of the Vostok Air Command, Colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ivan Petrenko.…

The United States confirmed the death of its military pilot during a plane crash during the Clear Sky exercise near Vinnitsa, which occurred on October 15. He turned out to be Lieutenant Colonel Seth Nehring, nicknamed “Jethro,” Voice of America reports, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Seth Nehring was reportedly a pilot with the 194th Combat Squadron of the California Air National Guard. Earlier about the American citizenship of the second dead pilot...

The crash of the Ukrainian Su-27 aircraft near Vinnitsa occurred due to the low qualifications of the pilot - the head of aviation of the Vostok Air Command, Colonel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Ivan Petrenko. The famous test pilot Colonel Gennady Skibin told Moskovsky Komsomolets about this. “The fact that a general is in the cockpit of an airplane is always a “prerequisite for a flight accident,” this is absolutely certain. Even though Petrenko was not a general there, he was not a general by position...

Ukraine can transfer Su-25 attack aircraft and Su-27 fighters to the Sea of ​​Azov in order to “nightmare” Russian border guards and demonstrate its presence. Ukrainian military expert Taras Chmut said this on air on the ZIK TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to him, combat aviation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is the most effective way to counter the Russian Federation. “The most effective way to counter the Russians militarily is ours...

Ukraine has a huge problem with its Navy - it practically does not exist, and military aviation is completely dependent on Russian supplies. Oleg Zhdanov, a retired colonel and former officer of the operational department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said this on the air of the 112 Ukraine TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to him, Ukraine needs to switch to NATO standards, purchasing air defense systems there and, perhaps...