Paint Set 7010: Ukrainian Air Force – Ghost of Kyiv

After the outbreak of hostilities in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian Air Force began modernizing its aircraft fleet. One major step was the introduction of a gray digital camouflage scheme, developed as an alternative to Soviet-era patterns and fundamentally different from Russian and other post-Soviet designs. The first aircraft to receive the new camouflage was the MiG-29, during overhaul and modernization at the Lviv State Aircraft Repair Plant. Later, the Su-24, Su-25, and training L-39 Albatros aircraft were also repainted in this scheme. The Ghost of Kyiv After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a story about the “Ghost of Kyiv” spread through the media — a Ukrainian pilot who reportedly shot down at least six enemy aircraft in the first days of the conflict. Later reports mentioned 10 and even 21 kills. Although the Ukrainian Air Force later clarified that the "Ghost" was a collective image honoring the pilots of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade, the legend had