title: АVIATION OF THE AIR DEFENSE OF THE USSR IN THE CRIMEAN OFFENSIVE OPERATION (АPRIL – MAY 1944)
abstract: The role of the Aviation of the Air Defense Forces of the Soviet Union in the Crimean offensive operation is considered. The composition and structure of aviation units of the air defense forces is presented. The types of combat missions, examples of the heroism of the personnel and the results of participation in the operation are described. The novelty of the study is the systematization of the types of combat missions and activities of three regiments of air defense fighter aviation over the 
journal: Scientific Notes of V I Vernadsky Crimean Federal University Historical science