The war in Ukraine amazed both military and civilian analysts on many levels. 1 of them was an aspect of the conflict for dominance in the air over the invaded country. The Russians, despite the dense beatings of the first days of the war, failed to gain it either then or today. Meanwhile, Ukrainian pilots, despite the method and quantitative advantage of the opponent, proceed to carry out various types of combat missions. It would seem unthinkable. Yet Ukrainian aircraft stay active all the time. past knows at least 1 conflict in which the situation was similar. It was a Vietnam War, in which Americans played the unsavory function of Russians, and in Ukrainians, Vietnamese from the North.