FlightGlobal: Ukraine has 43 MiG-29 fighters
The Defense Express agency, referring to the World Air Forces 2022 directory of military aviation published by FlightGlobal, revealed the number of combat aircraft and helicopters available to Ukraine.
According to published materials, Kiev currently has 43 MiG-29 light fighters, 12 Su-24 front-line bombers, 17 Su-25 attack aircraft and 26 Su-27 heavy fighters (not counting training aircraft). The Ukrainian Air Force also has 15 Mi-8 helicopters.
According to World Air Forces 2022, the Ukrainian army is armed with 54 Mi-8 helicopters and 34 Mi-24 helicopters (not counting training helicopters).
The Ukrainian fleet has 4 Ka-27 helicopters, 1 Ka-226 helicopter and 4 Mi-14 helicopters at its disposal.
In October, the Polish edition of Defence24 noticed that the state of the Ukrainian "god of war" - artillery - leaves much to be desired. The publication notes unsatisfactory conditions of storage, maintenance and repair of artillery in Ukrainian warehouses, leading to rapid degradation of equipment. Defence24 emphasizes that after the collapse of the USSR, Ukraine received one of the largest and most powerful artillery arsenals in the world, a considerable part of which was sold off.
