05jan2015: 2 Mig29s, 2 Su27s back in Ukrainian service

[Stratofreighter]

...and more refurbishments should be under way...

Ukraine has returned to service four combat aircraft that have recently undergone refurbishment work, the office of the president announced on 5 January.

A pair of MiG-29 'Fulcrum' and two Sukhoi Su-27 'Flanker' fighters were handed back to the Ukrainian Air Force (Povitryani Sily/PS) during a ceremony at Ozerne Airbase attended by President Petro Poroshenko.

Since hostilities with Russia began in early 2014, Ukraine has returned scores of aircraft to service that would otherwise have become unairworthy due to a lack of investment in the country's armed forces.

These have included MiG-29s and Su-27s, as well as Sukhoi Su-24 'Fencer' and Su-25 'Frogfoot' strike aircraft, and Antonov An-26 'Curl' transport aircraft.

http://www.janes.com/article/47607/ukra ... to-service
has some more interesting tidbits.