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The Ukrainian Air Force (, ''Povitryani Syly Ukrayiny'') is a part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian Air Force headquarters is located in the city of Vinnytsia. When the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, a large number of aircraft were left on Ukrainian territory. Ever since, the Ukrainian air force has been downsizing and upgrading its forces. In spite of these efforts, the main inventory of the air force consists of Soviet-made aircraft. Currently 36,300 personnel and 187 aircraft are in service in the Ukrainian air force and air defense forces 〔Air Forces Monthly, December 2007 issue, p. 64.〕 but approximately only eighty aircraft are airworthy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ukraine Puts Mothballed Mig-29 Fighter Jets Back in Service )〕 All ICBMs and strategic bombers have been taken out of service (some however were given to Russia). Since 1991's Ukrainian independence the air force has suffered from chronic underinvestment, leading to the bulk of its inventory becoming mothballed or otherwise becoming inoperable.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ukraine returns combat aircraft to service )〕 Despite this Ukraine still possesses the world's 27th largest air forces and the 7th largest air force in Europe, largely due to the ability of its domestic defense industry Ukroboronprom to upkeep its older aircraft.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Nationmaster )〕 Ukraine possesses the Antonov aircraft manufacturer which designs, manufactures, and services civilian and military aircraft. The air force currently takes part in the War in Donbass.〔 Following the 5 September 2014 ceasefire Ukraine Air Force has been forbidden from carrying out missions in the contested areas of Donbass.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=LB.ua )〕 ==Mission== The tasks of the Air Force of Ukraine are: winning operational air superiority, delivering air strikes against enemy units and facilities, covering troops against enemy air strikes, providing air support to the Land Force and the Navy, disrupting enemy military and state management, damaging and destroying enemy communication, and providing support by air in the form of reconnaissance, air drops, troops and cargo transportation. The major mission of the Air Force is to protect the air space of Ukraine. In peace-time, this is carried out by flying air-space control missions over the entire territory of Ukraine (603,700 square km), and by preventing air space intrusion along the aerial borders (totaling almost 7,000 km, including 5,600 km of land and 1,400 km of sea). Every single day, more than 2,200 service personnel and civilian employees of the Air Force, employing 400 items of weapons and equipment, are summoned to perform defense duties. On average, the Ukrainian radar forces detect and track more than 1,000 targets daily. As a result, in 2006 two illegal crossings of the state border were prevented and 28 violations of Ukrainian air space were prevented. Due to such increased strengthening of air space control, the number of air space violations decreased by 35% compared to the previous year, even though the amount of air traffic increased by 30%. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ukrainian Air Force」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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