Command of the military transport aviation has finished formation of the new aviation regiment.

The regiment has been located at the Ulyanovsk-Vostochny airfield.

Commander of the Air Force – Deputy Commander of the Aerospace Forces Lieutenant General Andrei Yudin, authorities, veterans, and members of Yunarmiya took part in the opening ceremony.

Earlier, a military transport aviation division has been formed. Its units are located in the Orenburg, Ulyanovsk, Rostov, and Omsk regions.