About the book: 2011 / Having begun with the introduction of a “limited contingent” of Soviet troops, the Afghan campaign quickly grew into a large-scale war that required the active use of combat aviation. Virtually every operation of the ground forces and special forces was carried out with air support, from helicopters and transports to fighters, fighter-bombers, reconnaissance aircraft, attack aircraft; Even the main strategic strike force had to be used - heavy bombers. The scale of hostilities is also indicated by the figures for ammunition consumption, commensurate with the indicators of the Great Patriotic War. This book is the first serious study of the combat use of Soviet aviation in Afghanistan, based on previously unpublished documents, secret reports and classified materials, as well as the memories of direct participants in the events and summarizing the invaluable combat experience of the last war of the USSR.