From the May 2014 issue of AirForces Monthly, Dr Séan Wilson/Prime Images, assisted by Vladimir Trendafilovski, reports on the status of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as it was before the revolution
Ukraine's air force has been reorganised a number of times over the past two decades and in order to streamline the service even further, new more drastic changes were planned. This latest round of restructuring would have inevitably involved job losses and possible base closures as the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Povitryani Syly Zbroynykh Syl Ukrayiny - PS ZSU) strove to improve efficiency, cut costs and continue to move towards its goal of becoming a member of NATO.
