Ukrainian Air Force

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air force military branch

The Ukrainian Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Ukraine’s armed forces, responsible for defending the country’s airspace and conducting air operations using a mix of Soviet-era and Western-supplied aircraft and missiles.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Ukrainian Air Force canonical 23
Air Force of Ukraine 2
Ukrainian Air Force (post-Soviet) 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf air force ⓘ
military branch ⓘ
allegiance Ukraine ⓘ
conflict Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ
surface form: 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russo-Ukrainian War ⓘ
country Ukraine ⓘ
dateFormed 1992 ⓘ
formedFrom Soviet Air Forces units in Ukraine ⓘ
foundedAs Ukrainian Air Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Air Force of Ukraine
hasBranch air defense units ⓘ
support units ⓘ
tactical aviation ⓘ
hasComponent bomber aviation ⓘ
fighter aviation ⓘ
ground-based air defense ⓘ
radar troops ⓘ
training aviation ⓘ
transport aviation ⓘ
headquartersLocation Vinnytsia ⓘ
mottoLanguage Ukrainian ⓘ
operates air bases in Ukraine ⓘ
partOf Ukrainian Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form: Armed Forces of Ukraine
primaryMission air defense of critical infrastructure ⓘ
air superiority ⓘ
airlift and transport ⓘ
close air support ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
responsibleFor defense of Ukraine’s airspace ⓘ
role aerial warfare ⓘ
air operations ⓘ
airspace defense ⓘ
uses Soviet-era aircraft ⓘ
Western-supplied aircraft ⓘ
air-to-air missiles ⓘ
air-to-surface missiles ⓘ
surface-to-air missile systems ⓘ
usesAircraftModel Antonov An-26 ⓘ
surface form: An-26

Ilyushin Il-76 ⓘ
surface form: Il-76

Aero L-39 Albatros ⓘ
surface form: L-39 Albatros

MiG-29 ⓘ
Sukhoi Su-24 ⓘ
surface form: Su-24

Sukhoi Su-25 ⓘ
surface form: Su-25

Sukhoi Su-27 ⓘ
surface form: Su-27
usesAircraftOrigin Member States of the European Union ⓘ
surface form: European Union countries

Russia ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
usesMissileSystem Buk ⓘ
Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun ⓘ
surface form: Gepard (as part of air defense)

IRIS-T SLM ⓘ
surface-based launcher (NASAMS) ⓘ
surface form: NASAMS

Patriot ⓘ
S-300P series ⓘ
surface form: S-300

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Storm Shadow cruise missile → usedBy → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
subject surface form: Storm Shadow
MiG-29 → operator → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
Mi-24 → usedBy → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
subject surface form: Mil Mi-24
Mi-8 → usedBy → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
Sukhoi Su-24 → primaryUsers → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
Sukhoi Su-25 → primaryUser → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
Ukrainian Air Force → foundedAs → Ukrainian Air Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Air Force of Ukraine
Ukrainian Armed Forces → serviceBranch → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
Kherson counteroffensive (2022) → militaryBranchInvolved → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
Antonov An-32 → user → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
Hip → usedBy → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
subject surface form: Mil Mi-8
Lutsk Airport → hasOperator → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
Su-15 → usedBy → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ukrainian Air Force (post-Soviet)
Blinder → usedBy → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
Antonov An-124 Ruslan → usedBy → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
Mil Mi-26 → primaryUsers → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
Antonov An-22 → primaryUser → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
Ilyushin Il-76 → usedBy → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
Frogfoot → aircraftNamedUsers → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
Antonov An-72 → usedBy → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
Aero L-39 Albatros → usedBy → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
ZSU → hasBranch → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
AFU → hasBranch → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine → hasAuthorityOver → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Air Force of Ukraine
Flag of the Armed Forces of Ukraine → usedBy → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
IRIS-T missile → usedBy → Ukrainian Air Force ⓘ
subject surface form: IRIS-T