Vinnytsia represents our ‘regions concept’, whereby in Ukraine there is a number of cities (pop. up to 400 k) with IT specialists of a more general level within mainstream technologies (such as JAVA, .Net, PHP, and testers) at a cost up to 30% lower that of Kyiv.
Major Air force base since WW II, today home to the Ukrainian Air Force Command
Accessible by car (app. 3h from Kiev) and train (many options per day from Kiev, takes app. 2.5 h)
Couple of IT focused graduate institutions, including Vinnytsia State Technical University, however a small pool of IT resources comparing to large Ukrainian cities.