List of Ukrainian aircraft losses during the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine
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This is a list of Ukrainian, Russian and Russian-separatist aircraft losses. It covers helicopters,
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s, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, including the War in Donbas and the
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Donbas War

During the Donbas War, on 20 November 2014, Ukrainian sources reported at a conference in London that the total Ukrainian aerial losses during the conflict in the east were: one Su-24, six Su-25s, two MiG-29s, one An-26, one An-30 and one Il-76. Helicopter losses amounted to seven Mi-8/17s and five Mi-24s.


Ukrainian aircraft losses

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– 25 April 2014: A
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MT, call sign ''Yellow 55'', was destroyed after being struck by small arms fire on the fuel tanks when it was being prepared for departure in
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– 2 May 2014: Two Mil Mi-24 helicopters were shot down during large-scale operations during the Siege of Sloviansk. Rebels claimed they had taken one of the pilots captive. The
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reported that two helicopters had been shot down, resulting in the deaths of two airmen. * Ukrainian Army Aviation – 5 May 2014: A Mil Mi-24 crashed after it was shot down by a heavy machine gun operated by rebel forces. The damaged helicopter landed in a river, and all crew members survived. Later, it was destroyed by an airstrike. * Ukrainian Army Aviation – 29 May 2014: A
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helicopter was shot down by rebel forces between Kramatorsk and Mount Karachun, killing 14 on board, among them General . Another soldier was seriously injured but survived the crash. * Ukrainian Air Force – 4 June 2014: Two Mil Mi-24 helicopters were forced to land by rebel fire, however one of the helicopters was burned out by the damage and could not be repaired. * Ukrainian Air Force – 6 June 2014: An Antonov An-30 surveillance plane was shot down by separatist militias from Sloviansk with two shoulder-launched missiles. Ukrainian authorities initially claimed that the pilots survived, but they later reported that five crewmembers were killed in the action, and two others missing. * Ukrainian Air Force – 14 June 2014: An
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transport plane was shot down as it approached an airport in Luhansk, killing nine crew members and 40 troops on board. * Ukrainian Air Force – ''Claim'' - 14 June 2014: Rebels claim to have shot down a
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with a portable anti-aircraft gun after it had dropped cluster munitions on a local police station. They also claimed that they had captured the pilot after he bailed out. * Ukrainian Air Force – ''Claim'' - 19 June 2014: A spokesman for the militia in Donetsk stated that they downed a Ukrainian
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during fighting in Yampil. * Ukrainian Air Force – 21 June 2014: A Ukrainian
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crashed while delivering military hardware near Zmievsky. * Ukrainian Air Force – 24 June 2014: The Ukrainian military said that one of its helicopters, a
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, had been shot down by pro-Russian rebels in the east near Sloviansk, killing all nine people on board. * Ukrainian Air Force – 2 July 2014: A Ukrainian
Sukhoi Su-25 The Sukhoi Su-25 ''Grach'' (russian: Грач (''rook''); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Gro ...
, call sign ''Blue 06'', crashed due to a technical fault while landing at Dnipropetrovsk International Airport. The pilot ejected safely. * Ukrainian Air Force – 14 July 2014: A Ukrainian Antonov An-26 transport aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over eastern Ukraine while flying at . The Ukrainian defence minister claimed that the altitude is far from the reach of a shoulder-launched missile, suggesting that the aircraft was downed by Russian forces. Two crewmembers were captured by pro-Russian militiamen, four were rescued by Ukrainian forces and the other two were unaccounted for. The missing aviators were found dead on 17 July. * Ukrainian Air Force – 16 July 2014: A Ukrainian Su-25, call sign ''Blue 03'', was shot down over eastern Ukraine near Amvrosiivka town, and the pilot ejected successfully.
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spokesman Andriy Lysenko said that it was shot down by a missile fired from a Russian Mikoyan MiG-29. * (2) Ukrainian Air Force – 23 July 2014: Two Su-25s, call signs ''Blue 04'' and ''Blue 33'', were shot down in the rebel-held area of
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. Ukrainian authorities claimed that they were hit by long-range anti-aircraft missiles launched from Russia. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said in an interview that one of the attack planes was probably shot down by an air-to-air missile. * Ukrainian Air Force – 7 August 2014: Pro-Russian forces shot down a Ukrainian Air Force Mikoyan MiG-29 with a
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missile near the town of
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. The pilot managed to eject. and separatist sources later claimed he was captured and interrogated. * Ukrainian Air Force – 7 August 2014: Pro-Russian forces shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8MT, call sign ''Yellow 62'', in Manuylovka, Donetsk Oblast. * Ukrainian Air Force – 17 August 2014: A Mikoyan MiG-29 was shot down by rebels in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine returning after completing a successful mission. The pilot managed to eject and was found by a search and rescue operation. * Ukrainian Air Force – 17 August 2014: A
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was shot down near the village of Georgievka, Luhansk region. * Ukrainian Air Force – 20 August 2014: A
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was shot down by rebel forces in Luhansk Oblast. The two crewmembers ejected successfully. * Ukrainian Army Aviation – 20 August 2014: A Mil Mi-24 helicopter was shot down in near the town of
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. Both pilots died in the attack. * Ukrainian Air Force – 27 August 2014: A
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, call sign ''Yellow 59'', crashed while landing in Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast. * Ukrainian Air Force – 29 August 2014: A
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, call sign ''Blue 08'', was shot down near Starobeshevo by a surface-to-air missile during the
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. The pilot, Captain Vladyslav Voloshyn, ejected and after 4 days was able to reach Ukrainian-controlled territory, was secured by a unit of the Ukrainian National Guard.


Russian aircraft losses

* Russian forces – August 2014: A Forpost drone was shot down in eastern Ukraine. * Russian forces – October 2014: A Forpost drone was lost in eastern Ukraine. * Russian forces – May 2015: A Forpost drone was shot down by Ukrainian Dnipro-1 Battalion in Pesky, Ukraine. * Russian forces – October 2016: A Forpost drone was lost in eastern Ukraine. * Russian forces – October 2016: A Forpost drone was lost in eastern Ukraine.


Total losses

The following table is made from the data reported in the article.


2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Losses during the
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Ukrainian aircraft losses

* Ukrainian Air Force – 24 February 2022: A Ukrainian military aircraft of unspecified type was destroyed by Russian missiles in Odessa Air Base, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said. * Ukrainian Air Force – 24 February 2022: A Ukrainian L-39 Albatros light attack jet from the piloted by Dimitry Kolomiets was shot down by Russian aircraft in
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during the opening hours of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. * (5) Ukrainian Air Force – 24 February 2022: Five Ukrainian
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40th Tactical Aviation Brigade The 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade (Military Unit Number А1789) is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force, composed primarily of Mikoyan MiG-29 aircraft, that is based at Vasylkiv Vasylkiv (, uk, Васильків, lit=, translit=Vasylʹki ...
, piloted by Lt. Colonel , Roman Pasulko, Volodomyr Kokhansky, and Lt. Colonel , and were lost in combat during the first day of the Russian invasion. * Ukrainian Air Force – 24 February 2022: An An-26 transport aircraft, callsign ''Blue 59'', was shot down south of Kyiv; five from a crew of fourteen were killed. * (2) Ukrainian Air Force – 24 February 2022: Russian strikes killed seven Ukrainian pilots and servicemen destroyed a
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and damaged another on Ozerne Air Base in Zhytomyr Oblast. * Ukrainian Air Force – 24 February 2022: A Ukrainian Su-24 was lost in Poltava. Both pilots survived. * Ukrainian Air Force – 24 February 2022: A Ukrainian Su-24 was lost in Hostomel; both pilots, Major Dmitry Kulikov and Major Nikolai Savchuk, died. * Ukrainian civilian aircraft – 24 February 2022: The only Antonov An-225 ''Mriya'' (the world's largest aircraft up to that point) was destroyed on the ground at Hostomel Airport, the Ukrainian minister of foreign affairs announced. * Ukrainian civilian aircraft – 24 February 2022: An Antonov An-74 with registration number ''UR-74010'' was confirmed destroyed by Russian forces during the battle for Hostomel. * Ukrainian civilian aircraft – 24 February 2022: An Antonov An-26 with registration number UR-13395 was confirmed destroyed during the battle for Hostomel. * Ukrainian civilian aircraft – 24 February 2022: An Antonov An-124 with registration number ''UR-82009'' was confirmed heavily damaged during the battle for Hostomel. * Ukrainian civilian aircraft – 24 February 2022: An Antonov An-22 with registration ''R-09307'' was confirmed heavily damaged during the battle for Hostomel. * Ukrainian civilian aircraft – 24 February 2022: An
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was confirmed damaged during the battle for Hostomel. * Ukrainian civilian aircraft – 24 February 2022: The only prototype model
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with registration number ''UR-EXK'' was damaged beyond repair during the Battle of Antonov Airport. The left wing of the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, in addition to significant shrapnel damage to the engine and fuselage. * Ukrainian civilian aircraft – 24 February 2022: Two Cessna 172 Cutlass aircraft with registrations ''UR-LKS'' and ''UR-IFC'' stored in the Antonov An-225 hangar were heavily damaged by shrapnel during the Battle of Antonov Airport * Ukrainian Air Force – 25 February 2022: A
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was shot down over Kyiv by Russian
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SAMs; the crash damaged a residential complex. The pilot, Colonel
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, died. * (3) Ukrainian Air Force – 24–26 February 2022: At least three
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s from the
299th Tactical Aviation Brigade The 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade Vasyl Nikiforov, ''"Lieutenant General Vasyl Nikiforov"'' is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force based at Kulbakino Air Base. The unit is equipped with Sukhoi Su-25 attack aircraft and is tasked with providing ...
were lost during the first days of the war in Kherson Oblast. On 24 February a Su-25s, call sign "Blue 19" piloted by Lt. Col Oleksander Zhibrov was lost near Shaplinka, Lt. Col Zhibrov died. On 26 February, another Su-25 callsign "Blue 30" was shot down in Kherson region. The pilot, Oleksander Schervakov died. Photos of the wrecks of the two Ukrainian aircraft were published. A third aircraft from the 299th TAB was lost but the pilot Andrey Maksinov survived and was captured by Russian forces on 26-27 February. Ukrainian media acknowledged that the pilot was Ukrainian. * (6) Ukrainian Air Force – 27 February 2022: A Russian missile attack on
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left six MiG-29 fighters destroyed. * (2) Ukrainian Air Force – 27 February 2022: Two Ukrainian aircraft were destroyed by Russian attacks on the
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. Commercial satellite imagery showed the wreckage of two Su-24 destroyed. * Ukrainian Air Force – 27 February 2022: A Su-24, call sign ''White 77'', from the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade was lost near Bucha, Kyiv Oblast. The pilots, Commander Ruslan Aleksandrovich Belous and Commander Roman Aleksandrovich Dovhalyuk, died and were awarded with the
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. * Ukrainian Air Force – 27 February 2022: A Su-25, call sign ''Blue 39'', piloted by Gennady Matulyak, was shot down near Hlibivka Vyshgorod, Kyiv region. * Ukrainian Air Force – 28 February 2022: An
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was shot down by MANPADS over Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast. Its pilot, Maj. Stepan Choban, was killed. He was awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine on 3 March. * Ukrainian Air Force – 28 February 2022: A
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was shot down by Russian forces over
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, Kyiv region. The crew of three died in the crash. * Ukrainian Air Force – 2 March 2022: A Su-25 from
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piloted by Oleksandr Korpan was lost over Starokostiantyniv, Khmelnytskyi Oblast. Korpan died as a result. * Ukrainian Air Force – 2 March 2022: A MiG-29 piloted by Alexander Brynzhal was shot down by Russian aircraftover Kyiv. On 2 April, Brinzhal was awarded with the Hero of Ukraine order, posthumously. * Ukrainian Air Force – 2 March 2022: A Ukrainian Su-24 was shot down near
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; the pilot, Colonel Nikolai Kovalenko, and navigator, Captain Yevgeny Kazimirov, died. * Ukrainian Air Force – 3 March 2022: A
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from the 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade piloted by Captain Vadim Moroz was lost over Mykolayv. * (2) Ukrainian Army Aviation – 6 March 2022: Two Mil Mi-8 helicopters from the were lost by enemy fire. The four crew members, Cpt. Serhiy Bondarenko, Cpt. Oleksandr Chuyko, Major Kostiantyn Zebnytsky, and Cpt. Vladyslav Horan, died. * Ukrainian Air Force – 6 March 2022: An unidentified Ukrainian aircraft was destroyed at Vinnytsia Air Base after a Russian missile attack. * Ukrainian Air Force – 8 March 2022: A Ukrainian MiG-29 from the
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, piloted by Major Andrey Lyutashyn, was lost near Kyiv. * Ukrainian Army Aviation – 8 March 2022: A Mil Mi-24 from the was lost over Brovary, Kyiv Oblast. Pilots Col. Oleksandr Maryniak and Cpt. Ivan Bezzub were killed. * (3) Ukrainian Army Aviation – 8 March 2022: During a raid on Russian-controlled territory three
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one from the piloted by Col. Oleg Hegechkor were lost near Kyiv. Hegechkor was made a Hero of Ukraine. The second Mi-8 was shot down by a Russian missile and the crew, Ivan Pepelyashko and Oleksiy Chyzh were the only survivors. Both were captured by Russian soldiers and later released after a prisoner swap. A third Mi-8 was lost in Kyiv Oblast. * Ukrainian Air Force – 8 March 2022: A Tu-141 reconnaissance drone was reported crashed in Ukraine. Ukraine is the only known operator of the drone. * Ukrainian Air Force – 10 March 2022: A
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, call sign ''Blue 31'', was shot down near Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast. * Ukrainian Air Force – 11 March 2022: One Tu-141 reconnaissance drone crashed in front of a student campus in Zagreb, Croatia. The Croatian president, Zoran Milanović, said it was clear the drone came from the direction of Ukraine, entering Croatia after flying over Hungary. The investigation conducted by the Ministry of Defence of Croatia concluded that the crashed drone had belonged to the
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and carried a bomb meant for striking Russian positions but it had strayed off course and crashed after it ran out of fuel. * Ukrainian Air Force – 11 March 2022: One Leleka-100 reconnaissance drone was lost over Ukraine. * Ukrainian Air Force – 12 March 2022: A Ukrainian Su-24 was shot down by Russian forces near Bilyaivka village, Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast. The pilots, Valery Oshkalo and Roman Chekhun, died. * Ukrainian Air Force – 13 March 2022: Ukrainian military sources reported that a MiG-29 piloted by Cpt.
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was lost while defending Ukrainian airspace. * Ukrainian Air Force – 13 March 2022: One Tu-141 reconnaissance drone was shot down by Russian forces in Crimea. * Ukrainian Air Force – 14 March 2022: Ukrainian officials reported the loss of a MiG-29 piloted by Commander Yevhen Lysenko; his fighter was destroyed by Russian air defenses while fighting Russian aircraft near
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. * Ukrainian Air Force – 14 March 2022: A Su-25 was shot down by Russian forces in
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, Donbas region. The pilot, Roman Vasyliuk, captured by Russian forces, was later released on 24 April, in a prisoner swap. * Ukrainian Air Force – 17 March 2022: A
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was shot down over Kyiv; the Russian Ministry of Defense published images of the drone wreckage. * (?) Ukrainian Air Force – 18 March 2022: A Russian missile strike on the Lviv State Aircraft Plant designed for MiG-29 repairs, which also contained foreign aircraft, leaving an unknown number of aircraft destroyed and damaged. * Ukrainian Air Force – 20 March 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down. * Ukrainian Air Force – 21 March 2022: One Su-24 piloted by Vyacheslav Khodakovsky was lost near Pokrovsky district,
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, Ukraine. The pilot died. * Ukrainian Air Force – 22 March 2022: A Su-25, heavily damaged in combat, was recorded in video. * Ukrainian Air Force – 22 March 2022: A Su-24 bomber, call sign ''White 49'' was shot down by Russian forces near Izyum; the body of pilot Alexey Kovalenko, one of the crewmembers, was found. * Ukrainian Air Force – 23 March 2022: A MiG-29 piloted by Commander Dmitry Chumachenko from the was lost in air to air combat by Russian aircraft in Zhytomir region. * (5) Ukrainian Air Force – 25 March 2022: Russian forces captured Kherson International Airport along with one Mil Mi-8, one Mil Mi-24, and three Mil Mi-2 helicopters parked there. In November, both Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters were recaptured by Ukrainian forces. * (3) Ukrainian Army Aviation – 28 March 2022: During the Siege of Mariupol, Russian officials claimed that Ukrainian Mil Mi-8 helicopters were shot down near Mariupol city as they attempted to evacuate Azov Battalion officials; the wreck of one Mi-8 shot down near Mariupol was recorded in video footage. Of the recorded Mi-8 crash, only two crewmen survived and were captured by Russian forces; the remaining fifteen died. Ukrainian officials acknowledged the loss of three Mi-8 helicopters during rescue and supply operations around Mariupol. * Ukrainian Air Force – 29 March 2022: A second Bayraktar TB2 was shot down, likely in eastern Ukraine. * Ukrainian Air Force – 29 March 2022: A A1-SM Furia drone was shot down by Russian forces in Chernihiv, Ukraine. * (2) Ukrainian Air Force – 30 March 2022: A Ukrainian Su-24 bomber was shot down in Kirovohrad, Kropyvnytskyi region. The crew from 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade, Maxim Sikalenko, and navigator Konstantin Gorodnichev, were reported dead. A Su-24 was recorded damaged with a trail of smoke in Rivne, western Ukraine on social media. * Ukrainian Air Force – 30 March 2022: A UJ-22 Airborne drone was reported shot down by Russian Pantsir S1 air defenses. * Ukrainian Air Force – 2 April 2022: A Bayraktar TB2 was lost in Kherson. * Ukrainian Air Force – 3 April 2022: A Ukrainian Su-24 bomber was reported destroyed in Ukraine. Footage of the crash site showed the wreck of an AL-21 engine, used in the Su-24. * Ukrainian Air Force – 4 April 2022: Two Il-76 from the Ukrainian 25th Transportation Brigade were destroyed on the ground by Russian forces at
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. One of the cargo planes destroyed was in operational state and the other undergoing repairs. * Ukrainian Air Force – 12 April 2022: One
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drone was lost over Kharkiv, shot down by Russian forces. * Ukrainian Air Force – 12 April 2022: One Leleka-100 reconnaissance drone was shot down by Russian forces. * Ukrainian Air Force – 13 April 2022: The remains of a Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone were recorded by Russian troops in Azovstal, Mariupol. * Ukrainian Air Force – 14 April 2022: One MiG-29 was found destroyed in
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, Chernihiv Oblast, by journalists from France 24; the ordnance the craft was carrying when it was shot down was destroyed by Ukrainian officials. * Ukrainian Air Force – 15 April 2022: A Su-25 was reported shot down by Russian forces in Izyum; the downing of the fighter was recorded by a military IR camera. The pilot, Captain Yegor Seredyuk, was reported killed near Izyum on 15 April. Seredyuk was awarded with the Hero of Ukraine order. * Ukrainian Air Force – 15 April 2022: The remains of a
Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 (russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968. It is now produced by Russia. In addition to ...
MSB was discovered in the north of Ukraine; the helicopter was carrying a cargo of APFSDS-T tank rounds. * Ukrainian civilian aircraft– 22 April 2022: An An-26 was lost in
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of Zaporizhya Oblast; of the crew of three, one crew member died the others two were wounded. Ukrainian officials said heavy fog was the cause of the crash. * Ukrainian Air Force – 25 April 2022: A Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2, registration number ''S49T'', was shot down in Kursk Oblast, Russia, after allegedly attacking a Russian base. The drone was destroyed on its way back to his base. * (2) Ukrainian Air Force – 27 April 2022: Two Bayraktar TB2 drones were reported shot down in Russia: one in Belgorod and another in Kursk. By 28 April 2022, Russian forces had successfully destroyed six Bayraktar TB2 drones as confirmed by imagery. * Ukrainian Air Force – 28 April 2022: One Tu-141 reconnaissance drone was shot down during an attack on Russian controlled Kherson. * Ukrainian Air Force – 30 April 2022: One Tu-143 drone was shot down over Bryansk, Russia, by Russian forces. * Ukrainian Air Force – 1 May 2022: A Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2, registration number ''S51T'' was shot down in Kursk region, Russia, bringing confirmed losses of TB2 drones to a total of 7. * Ukrainian Air Force – 2 May 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down in Lyman. * Ukrainian Air Force – 6 May 2022: A Ukrainian Spaitech Sparrow drone was shot down in Ukraine. * Ukrainian Naval Aviation – 7 May 2022: A
Mil Mi-14 The Mil Mi-14 (russian: Миль Ми-14, NATO reporting name: Haze) is a Soviet shore-based nuclear-capable amphibious anti-submarine helicopter derived from the earlier Mi-8. Design and development Formal development of an anti-submarine warfa ...
helicopter from the 10th Naval Aviation Brigade piloted by Colonel , Commander of the and Mykhailo Zaremba was shot down by a Russian aircraft near Odesa after returning from a mission on Snake Island. * Ukrainian Air Force – 10 May 2022: One Tu-143 drone was recorded crashed in Ukraine. * Ukrainian Air Force – 13 May 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down in Kharkiv Oblast. * Ukrainian Air Force – 14 May 2022: Another Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down in Kharkiv Oblast. * Ukrainian Air Force – 14 May 2022: A Su-25 from the
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, piloted by Captain Serhiy Parkhomenko, was shot down in Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The pilot was buried in Vinnytsia. * Ukrainian Air Force – 18 May 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down. * Ukrainian Air Force – 19 May 2022: A Su-24 from the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade was lost near Soledar, Bakhmut during a combat mission. The pilots, Lt. Colonel Igor Khamar and navigator Mayor Ilya Negar, died. * Ukrainian Air Force – 20 May 2022: A Ukrainian
Bayraktar TB2 The Bayraktar TB2 is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations. It is manufactured by the Turkish company Baykar Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş ...
drone with tail number ''T274'' was reported shot down in
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, Donetsk Oblast, by Russian air defenses. * Ukrainian Air Force – 22 May 2022: A Ukrainian Mil Mi-24P attack helicopter is recorded destroyed. * Ukrainian Naval Aviation – 23 May 2022: The remains of a Ukrainian
Bayraktar TB2 The Bayraktar TB2 is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations. It is manufactured by the Turkish company Baykar Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş ...
, tail number ''75'', was recovered from Romanian territorial waters by Romanian Naval Forces. The wreckage was first discovered on 11 May 2022 about two nautical miles of Sulina. The drone was likely shot down during the Snake Island attacks conducted by Ukraine in the first week of May 2022. * Ukrainian Air Force – 23 May 2022: A Ukrainian Tupolev Tu-143 drone was shot down by Russian air defenses in Rostov, Russia. * Ukrainian Air Force – 30 May 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down. * Ukrainian Air Force – 2 June 2022: The remains of a Su-25 were found and recorded in Kherson region. The wreck belonged to a Ukrainian Su-25 with call sign ''Blue 49''. * Ukrainian Air Force – 4 June 2022: A Ukrainian drone of the 45th Separate Artillery Brigade recorded its own downing by a Russian
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air defense system. The drone was likely a Spectator-M1 model. * Ukrainian civilian aircraft – 4 June 2022: A
KhaZ-30 The ViS ViS-3 is a high wing, single-engine ultralight, designed and built in Ukraine. The production version is designated as KhAZ-30 (ХАЗ-30). Design and development The ViS-3 is a two-seat, side by side, conventionally laid out ultraligh ...
ultralight aircraft with the registration UR-KVP was destroyed due to shelling at Korotych Airfield, near Kharkov. * Ukrainian Air Force – 5 June 2022: A Ukrainian Su-27, call sign ''Blue 38'', was shot down while flying at low altitude near Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The pilot former Commander of the
831st Tactical Aviation Brigade The 831st Brigade of Tactical Aviation ( Military Unit Number A1356) is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force, composed primarily of Sukhoi Su-27 aircraft, that is based at Myrhorod Air Base. Soviet predecessor of the brigade The 659th Fighte ...
Lt. Col died. The aircraft was reportedly destroyed either by an enemy air-to-air missile or due to a friendly fire. Ukrainian sources initially identified the aircraft as a Russian Air Force Su-25. * (2) Ukrainian Air Force – 7 June 2022: A UA Dynamics Punisher drone as well as a
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loitering munition operated by Ukrainian forces were shot down in Ukraine. * Ukrainian Air Force – 10 June 2022: A A1-SM Furia drone was shot down by a Russian Strela-10 air defense system. The interception was recorded on video. * Ukrainian Air Force – 13 June 2022: A Ukrainian Spectator M1 drone was brought down by Russian Electronic Warfare units; the drone was later retrieved by Russian forces. * (2) Ukrainian Air Force – 16 June 2022: Two Ukrainian aircraft, a
MiG-29 The Mikoyan MiG-29 (russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the Mi ...
and a Su-24 bomber were destroyed on the ground in Voznesensk airbase, Mykolaiv Oblast, after a Russian attack. * Ukrainian Air Force – 18 June 2022: The remains of a
Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 (russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968. It is now produced by Russia. In addition to ...
were displayed by satellite imagery in Ukraine, near Dnipro Oblast. * Ukrainian Air Force – 16 June 2022: A Ukrainian
Mil Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 (russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968. It is now produced by Russia. In addition t ...
piloted by Sergey Oleksandrovych Meheda was destroyed by enemy fire near the village of Adamivka, Donetsk. * Ukrainian Air Force – 22 June 2022: Two Ukrainian drones launched an attack on a Russian oil refinery in
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. One of the drones was destroyed when it struck an oil tank. The footage of the attack showed a drone resembling a commercial Mugin-5 or SkyEye 5000 drone. * Ukrainian Air Force – 23 June 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down by Russian forces in Sievierodonetsk. * Ukrainian Air Force – 26 June 2022: A Ukrainian Su-24MR was lost during a military mission on Snake Island, Black Sea. Pilot Commander of the
40th Tactical Aviation Brigade The 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade (Military Unit Number А1789) is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force, composed primarily of Mikoyan MiG-29 aircraft, that is based at Vasylkiv Vasylkiv (, uk, Васильків, lit=, translit=Vasylʹki ...
Colonel Mikhail Matyushenko died and navigator
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Yuri Krasylnikov was missing. * Ukrainian Air Force – 29 June 2022: A Ukrainian Tu-141 reconnaissance drone was shot down east of
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. * Ukrainian civilian aircraft – 1 July 2022: An
Antonov An-12 The Antonov An-12 (Russian: Антонов Ан-12; NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10 and has many variants. For more than thr ...
operated by
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was damaged after skidding of the runway at Uzhgorod International Airport. * Ukrainian Air Force – 2 July 2022: A Ukrainian
Su-27 The Sukhoi Su-27 (russian: Сухой Су-27; NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a Soviet-origin twin-engine supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large US fourth-generation jet ...
was recorded damaged being transported for repairs. * Ukrainian Army Aviation – 2 July 2022: A unidentified Ukrainian military helicopter piloted by Yevgeny Kachai crashed in Kryvorozh district, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. * (2) Ukrainian Air Force – 3 July 2022: Two Ukrainian
Tu-143 The Tupolev Tu-143 ''Reys'' (Flight or Trip, russian: Рейс) was a Soviet unmanned reconnaissance aircraft in service with the Soviet Army and a number of its Warsaw Pact and Middle East allies during the late 1970s and 1980s. It contained a ...
reconnaissance drones were shot down in the direction of Kursk, head of the Kursk Oblast
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reported. * Ukrainian Army Aviation – 13 July 2022: One
Mil Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 (russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968. It is now produced by Russia. In addition t ...
helicopter from the was lost during a combat mission in Presivchivka, Donbas. The three crew members, Cmdr. Yevhen Kopotun, pilot Nazariy Kryl, and technician Bohdan Lozovy, died. * Ukrainian Air Force – 21 July 2022: A
Bayraktar TB2 The Bayraktar TB2 is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations. It is manufactured by the Turkish company Baykar Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş ...
was shot down in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, as it attempted to enter Russian territory; images of the drone wreckage were displayed. * Ukrainian Naval Aviation – 25 July 2022: The remains of a Ukrainian
Bayraktar TB2 The Bayraktar TB2 is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations. It is manufactured by the Turkish company Baykar Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş ...
, tail number ''T29'', were found in Kherson. * Ukrainian Air Force – 25 July 2022: A Ukrainian
Bayraktar TB2 The Bayraktar TB2 is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations. It is manufactured by the Turkish company Baykar Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş ...
drone with tail number ''U139'' was reported shot down in Belgorod Oblast. Bayraktar TB2 losses reached 12 units, confirmed visually. * Ukrainian Air Force – 26 July 2022: The Ukrainian Chief of Intelligence of the
299th Tactical Aviation Brigade The 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade Vasyl Nikiforov, ''"Lieutenant General Vasyl Nikiforov"'' is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force based at Kulbakino Air Base. The unit is equipped with Sukhoi Su-25 attack aircraft and is tasked with providing ...
, Aleksander Kukurba, died while flying a combat mission on his
Su-25 The Sukhoi Su-25 ''Grach'' (russian: Грач (''rook''); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Gro ...
in Dnipro. * Ukrainian Air Force – 30 July 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down by Russian forces. * Ukrainian Air Force – 1 August 2022: A Ukrainian Spectator M1 drone was brought down by Russian forces in the country east. * Ukrainian Air Force – 7 August 2022: One Il-76, with serial number UR-76699, was recorded under Russian control in Melitopol Airport. * Ukrainian Army Aviation – 7 August 2022: A Ukrainian Mil Mi-2 cargo helicopter piloted by Vadym Kravetz and Ivan Sholomii was lost during a mission in the skies of Ukraine. Another two airmen were killed during that day. Denis Lukov and Commander Oleksiy Myrhorodsky. * Ukrainian Air Force – 9 August 2022: A Ukrainian
Bayraktar TB2 The Bayraktar TB2 is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations. It is manufactured by the Turkish company Baykar Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş ...
drone with call sign ''409'' was shot down in Ukraine. * Ukrainian Air Force – 9 August 2022: A Ukrainian Mil Mi-24P attack helicopter is recorded destroyed. * Ukrainian Air Force – 14 August 2022: One Ukrainian
MiG-29 The Mikoyan MiG-29 (russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the Mi ...
from the piloted by Lt. Colonel Anton Listopad was lost while fighting Russian forces. * Ukrainian Air Force – 15 August 2022: One Ukrainian
MiG-29 The Mikoyan MiG-29 (russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the Mi ...
from the piloted by Colonel Yuri Pohorily was lost during the war while fighting Russian forces. * Ukrainian Air Force – 19 August 2022: Ukrainian drones launched an attack on the headquarters of the
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of the Russian Navy in Sevastopol. A commercial SkyEye 5000 drone was shot down. * Ukrainian Air Force – 21 August 2022: A Mi-8 was shot down by Russian forces in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The helicopter was carrying S-8 unguided rockets. The pilots survived, as the helicopter was downed at low altitude. * Ukrainian Air Force – 21 August 2022: A Ukrainian
Su-27 The Sukhoi Su-27 (russian: Сухой Су-27; NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a Soviet-origin twin-engine supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large US fourth-generation jet ...
piloted by Lt. Col Pavlo Babych was lost during a combat mission. The pilot died. * Ukrainian Air Force – 22 August 2022: A
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was shot down by Russian forces in Ukraine. * Ukrainian Air Force – 2 September 2022: The remains of a Ukrainian
Bayraktar TB2 The Bayraktar TB2 is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations. It is manufactured by the Turkish company Baykar Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş ...
drone were discovered in Kherson. * Ukrainian Air Force – 7 September 2022: Ukrainian officials reported the death of
299th Tactical Aviation Brigade The 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade Vasyl Nikiforov, ''"Lieutenant General Vasyl Nikiforov"'' is a formation of the Ukrainian Air Force based at Kulbakino Air Base. The unit is equipped with Sukhoi Su-25 attack aircraft and is tasked with providing ...
pilot Vadim Blagovismy while flying a combat mission on a
Su-25 The Sukhoi Su-25 ''Grach'' (russian: Грач (''rook''); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Gro ...
. * Ukrainian Air Force – 11 September 2022: A Ukrainian reconnaissance drone, reportedly A1-SM Furia, was recorded being shot down by Russian air defence in Donetsk region. * Ukrainian Air Force – 19 September 2022: The remains of a Su-25 were found in Yehorivka, Donetsk Oblast. The aircraft was destroyed by a Russian 9K33 Osa. * Ukrainian Air Force – 20 September 2022: A Ukrspecsystems PD-1 multipurpose UAV in transport containers along with the technical documentation was captured by Russian forces, located in a cache in a forest near Kostohryzove in Kherson Oblast. * Ukrainian Air Force – 25 September 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down by a Russian 9K33 Osa SAM. * Ukrainian Air Force – 29 September 2022: A Ukrainian Su-24 was hit by Russian surface-to-air missile in Kherson Oblast. The aircraft was recorded on video with one of its engines on fire before it crashed. The pilots managed to eject. * Ukrainian Air Force – 29 September 2022: A Ukrainian
MiG-29 The Mikoyan MiG-29 (russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the Mi ...
piloted by Major Taras Viktorovych Redkin was reported lost. * Ukrainian Air Force – 30 September 2022: A Ukrainian unidentified UAV was recorded being shot down by Russian Pantsir-S1 SAMs, in a video published by the Russian Ministry of Defence. * Ukrainian Air Force – 11 October 2022: A Ukrainian Avia Systems ASU-1 Valkrja was shot down in Luhansk. * (2) Ukrainian Air Force – 11–12 October 2022: Two Ukrainian fighter jets were lost over Shishatsk, Poltava Oblast. One Su-27 from piloted by Colonel Oleg Shupik was lost, Shupik died. Another aircraft, a Su-24M, ''Yellow 59'', was shot down by an enemy missile after returning from a mission on 12 October. One of the pilots survived, the other, Dmytro Bortnyk died. Russian media reported on 27 November that a Ukrainian Su-24 was shot down in air combat by a MiG-31 with a missile. * Ukrainian Air Force – 12 October 2022: A Ukrainian MiG-29 was lost while intercepting Russian loitering ammunition
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drones in Vynnitsia, northern Ukraine. One Shahed-136 detonated near the jet,
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struck the
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forcing the pilot, Maj. Vadym Voroshylov to
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. * Ukrainian Air Force – 13 October 2022: The remains of a
Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 (russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968. It is now produced by Russia. In addition to ...
MSB were discovered in Ukraine. * Ukrainian Air Force – 18 October 2022: The remains of a
Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 (russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968. It is now produced by Russia. In addition to ...
were discovered in Ukraine, likely lost in March 2022. * Ukrainian Air Force – 23 October 2022: A Ukrainian Avia Systems ASU-1 Valkrja was downed in Zaporitzhya, Ukraine. * Ukrainian Air Force – 28 October 2022: A Ukrainian Spaitech Sparrow drone was shot down in Ukraine. * Ukrainian Air Force – 31 October 2022: A
Mil Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 (russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968. It is now produced by Russia. In addition t ...
crashed in Ukrainian controlled Konstantinovka, Donetsk Oblast. * Ukrainian Air Force – 11 November 2022: One
Mil Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 (russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968. It is now produced by Russia. In addition t ...
helicopter from the was reported lost with three of its crew. The helicopter was hit by a MANPAD during a mission in Donetsk, Msg Vitaly Golda pilot, Lt. Col Sergey Khomik and Mj. Viktor Penkovy were killed. * Ukrainian Air Force – 18 November 2022: Remains of a Ukrainian Mi-24P attack helicopter were recorded in Ukraine. Date of the shot down is unknown. * Ukrainian Air Force – 27 November 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down. * Ukrainian Air Force – 29 November 2022: The remains of a Ukrainian
Bayraktar TB2 The Bayraktar TB2 is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations. It is manufactured by the Turkish company Baykar Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş ...
drone were published on social media near Ingulets river, Mykolayv. * Ukrainian Air Force – 30 November 2022: Remains of a Ukrainian Mi-8MTS helicopter were recorded in Zaporothzya, Ukraine. Date of the shot down is unknown, the crew likely survived. * Ukrainian Air Force – 1 December 2022: A Ukrainian ITEC Skif reconnaissance UAV was forced to land by Russian forces, reportedly using an anti-drone gun. * Ukrainian Air Force – 11 December 2022: A Ukrainian
Mil Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 (russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968. It is now produced by Russia. In addition t ...
was lost in Ukrainian controlled Konstantinovka, Donetsk Oblast. The helicopter was carrying out an unguided missile attack when it turned on one of its side and crashed. Pilots Vladislav Levchuk and Maxim Fedorov were reported killed that day in Bakhmut, Donetsk. * Ukrainian Air Force – 12 December 2022: A Ukrainian A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was captured by the Russian forces near Lyman, Donbas. * Ukrainian Air Force – 17 December 2022: A Ukrainian operated RQ-20 Puma drone was captured by Russian forces. * Ukrainian Air Force – 19 December 2022: A Ukrainian
Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 (russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968. It is now produced by Russia. In addition to ...
was recorded shot down in Tonenkoye, near Donetsk during combat. Another Ukrainian helicopter managed to escape. Two Ukrainian Air Force members Lt. Col Oleksander Zubach and Lt. Col Stanislav Gulov were reported dead. * Ukrainian Air Force – 5 January 2023: A Ukrspecsystems Shark UAV crashed in the vicinity of
Aksay, Rostov Oblast Aksay (russian: Аксай) is a town and the administrative center of Aksaysky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Don River, northeast of Rostov-on-Don, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: It ...
in southern Russia, which is approximately 200km away from the frontline. * Ukrainian Air Force – 7 January 2023: A Ukrainian
MiG-29 The Mikoyan MiG-29 (russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the Mi ...
was recorded by satelite imagery destroyed near Kurakhove, Donetsk likely shot down by friendly fire. * Ukrainian Air Force – 7 January 2023: A Ukrainian aircraft, presumably a
Su-25 The Sukhoi Su-25 ''Grach'' (russian: Грач (''rook''); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Gro ...
, was shot down by MANPAD near
Bakhmut Bakhmut ( uk, Ба́хмут, ) is a city in the Donbas and the administrative centre of Bakhmut Raion in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the Bakhmutka River, about 89 km north of Donetsk city, the administrative center of the o ...
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– 24 February 2022: Russian officials acknowledged the loss of an Su-25 in Ukraine due to pilot error. * (3) Russian Air Force – 24–28 February 2022: Video footage from the
Kyiv Reservoir The Kyiv Cistern ( uk, Київське водосховище, translit=Kyyivs’ke vodoskhovyshche), locally the Kyiv Sea, is a large Reservoir (water), water reservoir located on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. Named after the city of Kyiv, whi ...
showed two Russian helicopters targeted by Ukrainian MANPADS, a Mi-24/35 that was shot down and fell into the water, and another helicopter that survived enemy fire. On 4 June, Ukrainian forces retrieved the remains of the lost Mi-35M helicopter, call sign ''Blue 29'', from the Kyiv Reservoir. The bodies of two crewmembers were retrieved as well. Two Russian Ka-52 attack helicopters were damaged by MANPADS fire during the Battle of Antonov Airport. The first one landed safely near the airport, while the second one was discovered abandoned on 2 March near
Babyntsi Babyntsi ( uk, Бабинці) is an urban-type settlement in Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. It belongs to Bucha urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The population of the settlement was 2,627 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Cen ...
in Bucha Raion. It was later stripped of valuable parts and destroyed on the ground by Russian forces. During the first day of the war, two Ka-52 and one Mi-24/35 helicopters were destroyed. * Russian Air Force – 24 February 2022: A Russian An-26, registration number ''RF-36074'', crashed in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, killing an undisclosed number of occupants. * Russian Air Force – 25 February 2022: Ukrainian forces attacked the Russian Air force in Millerovo, destroying at least one Russian Su-30SM on the ground with
Tochka OTR-21 ''Tochka'' (russian: оперативно-тактический ракетный комплекс (ОТР) «Точка» ("point"); en, Tactical Operational Missile Complex "Tochka") is a Soviet tactical ballistic missile. Its GRAU desi ...
missiles. * Russian Air Force – 26 February 2022: A Russian
Mi-35 The Soviet and later Russian Mil Mi-24 helicopter has been produced in many variants, as described below. History In 1966, Soviet aircraft designer Mikhail Mil created a mock-up design of a new helicopter (derived from the Mil Mi-8) which was m ...
was shot down in Sahy, Kherson region. Images of the shot down and the aircraft wreck are published. * Russian Air Force – 28 February 2022: A Russian Su-34 bomber with registration number, ''RF-81259'', tail number ''Red 05'' was shot down near Buzova airfield. * (2) Russian Air Force – 1 March 2022: Fragments of Russian Su-34 bombers were found in the Kharkiv and Kyiv regions. The aircraft found in the Kyiv region, which crashed near
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, was later identified as ''Red 31'' with registration number RF-81251, belonging to the 3rd Combat Regiment of the Russian Air Force. * Russian Air Force – 1 March 2022: A Russian Su-25SM piloted by Ruslan Rudnev was lost over Ukraine. * Russian Air Force – 1 March 2022: Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian Mi-35M helicopter, call sign ''Red 04'', registration number ''RF-95290'' with MANPADS, in the
Kyiv Reservoir The Kyiv Cistern ( uk, Київське водосховище, translit=Kyyivs’ke vodoskhovyshche), locally the Kyiv Sea, is a large Reservoir (water), water reservoir located on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. Named after the city of Kyiv, whi ...
; the helicopter was later retrieved by Ukrainian engineers in Vyshgorod on 5 May 2022. * Russian Air Force – 3 March 2022: A Russian Su-25SM, registration number ''RF-91961'' - Red 07, was shot down over Irpin and crashed in
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, Kyiv Oblast. * (2) Russian Air Force – 4 March 2022: Two Russian Su-25SM were lost over Ukraine; the first, tail number ''Red 08'' with registration number ''RF-93026'', was lost over
Volnovakha Volnovakha ( uk, Волнова́ха, ; russian: Волнова́ха) is a town in Ukraine. It served as the administrative center of Volnovakha Raion, one of the 18 districts of the Donetsk Oblast. Before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, ...
. The second, with serial number ''RF-91958'', tail number ''Red 04,'' was shot down in Chernihiv; the pilot died. Images of the wrecks were displayed on social media. * (2) Russian Air Force – 4 March 2022: One Mi-8 helicopter was shot down near Volnovakha as it approached the Su-25 previously downed. Another Mi-8 helicopter with registration number ''RF- 91292'' was shot down near Makarov, Kyiv Oblast, and later identified by Ukrainian forces; the crew died in the crash. * (2) Russian Air Force – 5 March 2022: One
Mil Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 (russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968. It is now produced by Russia. In addition t ...
of registration number ''RF-91165'' was destroyed near Odessa. Another Mi-8 helicopter with registration number ''RF-91164'', code name ''Blue 59'' was shot down by Ukrainian forces near Mykolaiv. *
Russian Naval Aviation The Russian Naval Aviation ( rus, Авиация Военно-морского флота России, r=Aviatsiya Voenno-morskovo Flota Rossii) is the air arm of the Russian Navy, a successor of Soviet Naval Aviation. The Russian Navy is divide ...
– 5 March 2022: An Su-30SM was shot down in
Bashtanka Raion Bashtanka Raion ( uk, Баштанський район) is located in Mykolaiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Bashtanka. Population: On 19 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of ra ...
, Mykolaiv Oblast. The pilot was captured. * Russian Air Force – 5 March 2022: Russian officials announced the loss of an Su-30SM aircraft and piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Aleksey Narzullaevich Khasanov while on combat duty in Ukraine. * (2) Russian Air Force – 5 March 2022: A two-seat Su-34, registration number ''RF-81879'', call sign Red 24, was shot down by Ukrainian forces near Chernihiv at 1130 hours. Both pilots ejected. Ukrainian forces captured the pilot; the co-pilot died. Another Su-34 was destroyed near Vyhovtsi,
Khmelnytskyi Oblast Khmelnytskyi Oblast ( uk, Хмельни́цька о́бласть, translit=Khmelnytska oblast; also referred to as Khmelnychchyna — uk, Хмельни́ччина) is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine covering portions of the histo ...
. One of the pilots died. * (2) Russian Air Force – 5 March 2022: One Mi-24 with registration number ''RF-95286'' was shot down and recorded in video by drone feed. A Mi-35, registration number ''RF-13017'', was shot down in
Bashtanka Raion Bashtanka Raion ( uk, Баштанський район) is located in Mykolaiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Bashtanka. Population: On 19 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of ra ...
of Mykolaiv Oblast. Images of the helicopter wreck were recorded and displayed on social networks. * Russian Air Force – 5 March 2022: One
Orlan-10 The Orlan-10 (russian: Орлан-10) is a reconnaissance, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the Special Technology Center (STC) in Saint Petersburg for the Russian Armed Forces. The Orlan-10 features a composite hull that reduces its ...
drone was shot down in Ukraine. * Russian Air Force – 6 March 2022: In the evening, an Su-34 with registration number ''RF-95070'' was shot down by Ukrainian air defenses, near Kharkiv; one of the pilots was captured. * Russian Air Force – 6 March 2022: One Mi-24P with registration number ''RF-94966'' was shot down by Ukrainian MANPADS in Kyiv Oblast. * Russian Air Force – 7 March 2022: An Su-25 strike aircraft manned by Russian pilot Oleg Chervov was lost during a combat mission in Ukraine. * Russian Air Force – 8 March 2022: The loss of an unidentified Russian aircraft piloted by Sergey Volynets during combat duties in Ukraine was reported by Russian media. Volynets was awarded the
Order of Courage The Order of Courage may refer to: * , a state decoration of the partially recognized republic of Abkhazia * Order of Courage (Iran), a state decoration of Iran * Order of Courage (Russia) The Order of Courage (russian: Орден Мужес ...
. * Russian Air Force – 9 March 2022: One Su-25, call sign ''Red 10'' with registration number ''RF-91969'' was shot down near Kyiv. The pilot died. * Russian Air Force – 11 March 2022: A Russian Forpost drone was shot down in Zhytomyr, local media reported. * (2) Russian Air Force – 11–13 March 2022: Ukrainian forces seize two Russian drones. * Russian Air Force – 12 March 2022: A Ka-52 helicopter with registration number ''RF-13409'' was shot down near Kherson; one of the occupants sustained serious injuries. * Russian Air force – 13 March 2022: A Russian Su-30 was shot down by Ukrainian defenses; the pilot, Kosyk Serhiy Serhiyovych, was captured. * Russian Air Force – 14 March 2022: A Russian Su-25 was damaged by enemy fire, likely MANPADS, and managed to return to its base. * Russian Air Force – 14 March 2022: A Russian
Orlan-10 The Orlan-10 (russian: Орлан-10) is a reconnaissance, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the Special Technology Center (STC) in Saint Petersburg for the Russian Armed Forces. The Orlan-10 features a composite hull that reduces its ...
crashed in Romania. * Russian Air Force – 14 March 2022: Images of the remains of Russian jet fighter are reported near Chernihiv; later, the craft was identified as the remains of an Su-34 with call sign ''Red 35'' a registration number ''RF-95010''. * Russian Air Force – 17 March 2022: The crew of two from an Su-30SM, 14th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, were reported dead during a combat mission on Ukraine. Lt. Col Yevgeny Kyslyakov and Capt. Aleksander Pozinich. * (?) Russian Air force – 15 March 2022: Satellite images of the aftermath of a Ukrainian attack on Russian-occupied Kherson Airport were released. According to Planet Labs satellite imagery, an unknown number of Russian aircraft were destroyed and damaged. However, some lost helicopters seem to have been destroyed previously. * Russian Air Force – 16 March 2022: A destroyed Russian Ka-52 was found in Mykolaiv region with registration number ''RF-13411''. * Russian Air Force – 17 March 2022: A Russian Mi-35M was reported destroyed by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, unknown location. * Russian Air Force – 21 March 2022: A Russian
Orlan-10 The Orlan-10 (russian: Орлан-10) is a reconnaissance, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the Special Technology Center (STC) in Saint Petersburg for the Russian Armed Forces. The Orlan-10 features a composite hull that reduces its ...
is shot down by Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv. * Russian Air Force – 28 March 2022: A Russian Orlan-10 is shot down by Ukrainian Army Transcarpathian brigades. * Russian Air Force – 30 March 2022: A Russian Mil Mi-8 with registration number ''RF-91882'' was destroyed in the ground in Kharkiv Oblast. * Russian Air Force – 1 April 2022: A pair of Russian helicopters were filmed in Luhansk Oblast; one
Mil Mi-28N The Mil Mi-28 (NATO reporting name "Havoc") is a Russian all-weather, day-night, military tandem, two-seat anti-armor attack helicopter. It is an attack helicopter with no intended secondary transport capability, better optimized than the Mil ...
was shot down by fire from a MANPADS. Both the pilot and the gunner survived. According to '' The Times,'' Ukrainian forces used a UK-made Starstreak system to shoot down the helicopter. * Russian Air Force – 2 April 2022: The remains of a Russian Mi-8 helicopter were discovered in Hostomel Airport. The craft, with registration number ''RF-91285'', was possibly lost during the fight for the airport in February. * Russian Air Force – 2 April 2022: A Russian Orlan-10 is shot down by Ukrainian forces in Poltava. * Russian Air Force – 3 April 2022: Ukrainian forces shot down an
Su-35 The Sukhoi Su-35 (russian: link=no, Сухой Су-35; NATO reporting name: Flanker-E) is the designation for two improved derivatives of the Su-27 air-defence fighter. They are single-seat, twin-engine, supermaneuverable aircraft, designed ...
near Izyum, Kharkiv Oblast, and captured its pilot. * Russian Air Force – 4 April 2022: A Russian
Mil Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 (russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968. It is now produced by Russia. In addition t ...
helicopter with registration number RF-04812 was reported destroyed in Ukraine; the pilot died. * Russian Air Force – 5 April 2022: A Russian Ka-52 hovering at a very low altitude was shot down by a Stugna-P anti-tank guided missile. * Russian Air Force – 5 April 2022: A Russian
Orlan-10 The Orlan-10 (russian: Орлан-10) is a reconnaissance, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the Special Technology Center (STC) in Saint Petersburg for the Russian Armed Forces. The Orlan-10 features a composite hull that reduces its ...
was shot down in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense released images of the drone wreck. * Russian Air Force – 7 April 2022: A Russian
Orlan-10 The Orlan-10 (russian: Орлан-10) is a reconnaissance, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by the Special Technology Center (STC) in Saint Petersburg for the Russian Armed Forces. The Orlan-10 features a composite hull that reduces its ...
was forced to crash land in Lugansk by Electronic Warfare units of the Ukrainian 24th Separate Mechanic Brigade. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense released images of the drone wreck. * Russian Air Force – 7 April 2022: A Russian Orion drone was reported destroyed in Ukraine. The Ukrainian MOD released images of the drone wreck. * Russian Air Force – 8 April 2022: A Russian Orlan-30, a modified version of Orlan-10, was reported shot down by Ukrainian forces. Units of the 25th Mechanized brigade destroyed the drone near Lugansk. * Russian Air Force – 11 April 2022: A Russian Orlan-10 was downed by Ukrainian paratroopers in southern Ukraine. * (2) Russian Air Force – 14 April 2022: Two Russian Orlan-10 were reported lost by Ukrainian forces. * Russian Air Force – 15 April 2022: A Russian Ka-52 was shot down by Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv Oblast at night; it was reported 2 crewmembers died. * Russian Air Force – 17 April 2022: A Russian Orlan-10 was shot down by Ukrainian paratroopers using a MANPADS. * Russian Air Force – 19 April 2022: Ukrainian forces found one crashed Russian . * Russian Air Force – 21 April 2022: A Russian Orlan-10 was shot down by Ukrainian troops using a MANPADS. * (2) Russian Air Force – 21 April 2022: A Russian Mi-8 and a
Mi-28 The Mil Mi-28 (NATO reporting name "Havoc") is a Russian all-weather, day-night, military tandem, two-seat anti-armor attack helicopter. It is an attack helicopter with no intended secondary transport capability, better optimized than the Mil M ...
attack helicopter were shot down by Ukrainian forces using
9K38 Igla The 9K38 Igla (russian: Игла́, "needle", NATO reporting name SA-18 Grouse) is a Russian/Soviet man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. A simplified, earlier version is known as the 9K310 Igla-1 (NATO: SA-16 Gi ...
MANPADS in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. * Russian Air Force – 22 April 2022: A Russian Orlan-10 was shot down by Ukrainian troops. * (2) Russian Air Force – 23 April 2022: A Russian Orlan-10 was brought down by Electronic Warfare units of the 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade, while another was recovered by the National Guard after it crashed. * Russian Air Force – 25 April 2022: A Russian Su-34, registration number ''RF-95808'' callsign ''Red 24'', which was part of the 47th Aviation Regiment, crashed into the ground in Balakliya, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. Both pilots were recorded bailing out of the craft with their parachutes. * Russian Air Force – 26 April 2022: An Su-34 bomber, call sign ''Red 43'', registration number ''RF-95858'', was shot down by Ukrainian forces near Zaporizhzhia. * Russian Air Force – 26 April 2022: A Mil Mi-28 wreck was found by Ukrainian forces outside the town of Hostomel in Kyiv region. The craft was likely destroyed during the battle for Hostomel airport in February. * Russian Air Force – 26 April 2022: A Russian Orlan-10 was shot down over Ukraine. * Russia – 30 April 2022: A Russian Orlan-10 crashed in Donetsk Oblast. * Russian Air Force – 30 April 2022: A Russian Ka-52 helicopter was shot down by a Stugna-P anti-tank guided missile. * Russian Air Force – 2 May 2022: A Russian Orlan-10 was shot down by Ukrainian Army Transcarpathian brigades. * Russian Air Force – 3 May 2022: A
ZALA Aero ZALA Aero Group (also called A-Level Aerosystems) is a Russian company specialising in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development, located in Izhevsk, Russia. ZALA Aero has provided UAV systems for several sectors of the Russian government, includi ...
drone was shot down in Ukraine. * (2) Russian Air Force – 4 May 2022: Two Russian Orlan-10 were shot down over Ukraine. * Russian Air Force – 7 May 2022: A Russian Mil Mi-8, codename ''Blue 98'', was destroyed in the ground by Ukrainian Su-27s near Snake Island. * Russian Air Force – 9 May 2022: A
Mi-28 The Mil Mi-28 (NATO reporting name "Havoc") is a Russian all-weather, day-night, military tandem, two-seat anti-armor attack helicopter. It is an attack helicopter with no intended secondary transport capability, better optimized than the Mil M ...
was destroyed in northern Kharkiv Oblast; the attack helicopter, with registration number ''RF-13654'', was the third visually reported loss of that type. * Russian Air Force – 10 May 2022: A
ZALA Aero ZALA Aero Group (also called A-Level Aerosystems) is a Russian company specialising in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development, located in Izhevsk, Russia. ZALA Aero has provided UAV systems for several sectors of the Russian government, includi ...
drone was shot down in Ukraine. * (2) Russian Air Force – 11 May 2022: Two Russian Orlan-10 were brought down across Ukraine. * Russian Air Force – 13 May 2022: A Russian Orlan-10 was brought down by electronic warfare units of the 79th Air Assault Brigade in Mykolaiv. * Russian Air Force – 14 May 2022: The remains of a Ka-52, call sign ''Yellow 22,'' were found destroyed near the town of Hostomel, likely destroyed during the Battle of Hostomel Airport in February. * Russian Air Force – 16 May 2022: A Mi-28N with registration number ''RF-13628'' was destroyed in Kharkiv. * Russian Air Force – 18 May 2022: An Su-34 piloted by Cmdr. Vladimir Fetisov was reported lost by enemy air defenses. * Russian Air Force – 19 May 2022: A Ka-52 was recorded being burned in Ukraine. * Russian Air Force – 22 May 2022: Ukrainian officials claimed that a Russian
Su-25 The Sukhoi Su-25 ''Grach'' (russian: Грач (''rook''); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Gro ...
was shot down in Luhansk. BBC Russia reported that three former subordinates acknowledged the death of a retired Russian major general,
Kanamat Botashev Kanamat Khuseevich Botashev (russian: Канамат Хусеевич Боташев; 20 May 1959 – 22 May 2022) was a Russian major general who was the commander of the military unit 23326 of the Western Military District and the commander o ...
. He was shot down and killed in
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, Luhansk Oblast, on the same date. Botashev was known to pilot Su-25 attack aircraft. * Russian Air Force – 23 May 2022: A
ZALA Aero ZALA Aero Group (also called A-Level Aerosystems) is a Russian company specialising in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development, located in Izhevsk, Russia. ZALA Aero has provided UAV systems for several sectors of the Russian government, includi ...
drone was shot down in Ukraine. * (2) Russian Air Force – 25–28 May 2022: Two Orlan-10 were shot down in Ukraine, one in Kherson Oblast and another in Dnipro Oblast. * Russian Air Force – 1 June 2022: The remains of a Russian
Su-25 The Sukhoi Su-25 ''Grach'' (russian: Грач (''rook''); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Gro ...
, call sign ''Red 12'', registration number ''RF-93027,'' were discovered in Kyiv region. The craft was likely lost in February or March. * Russian Air Force – 4 June 2022: Ukrainian forces of the 128th Mountain Brigade reported the downing of a Russian Ka-52 in the north. According to Ukrainian officials, the helicopter was shot down by MANPADS. * Russian Air Force – 8 June 2022: A Russian Orlan-10 was brought down by Ukrainian forces. * Russian Air Force – 10 June 2022: A Russian
Su-25 The Sukhoi Su-25 ''Grach'' (russian: Грач (''rook''); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Gro ...
was recorded damaged by enemy fire; the aircraft managed to return to its base for repairs. * Russian Air Force – 12 June 2022: A Mi-28H was destroyed and its wreck recorded in video by Ukrainian troops; the crew of the aircraft died at the crash site. * Russian Air Force – 13 June 2022: A Russian modified Orlan-10 drone was shot down in Ukraine; according to Ukrainian sources the drone was a cartographic model with several cameras designed for additional surveillance. * Russian Air Force – 16 June 2022: A Russian Mi-35M was shot down by the Ukrainian 231st
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Territorial Defense Battalion using MANPADS and recorded on video. * Russian Air Force – 15 June 2022: A Russian Merlin VR drone was shot down in Ukraine. * Russian Air Force – 17 June 2022: A Russian Su-25 crashed due to pilot error in Belgorod, Russia, the pilot survived. Russian ''Fighter-Bomber'' Telegram channel published a headcam video footage of the Su-25SM pilot ejecting from the aircraft. The Su-25, registration number ''RF-91965'', call sign ''Red-09''. * Russia - 17 June 2022: A Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations Supercam S450 drone crashed in Ukraine and was seized by Ukrainian officials. * Russian Air Force – 18 June 2022: Russian and Ukrainian sources reported that a Russian Su-25, manned by pilot Andrei Vladimirovich Fedorchukov, was shot down by Ukrainian troops using
9K38 Igla The 9K38 Igla (russian: Игла́, "needle", NATO reporting name SA-18 Grouse) is a Russian/Soviet man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. A simplified, earlier version is known as the 9K310 Igla-1 (NATO: SA-16 Gi ...
MANPADS in Svitlodarsk. The pilot was working for the Wagner Group and was captured. * Russian Air Force – 21 June 2022: Russian media reported the crash of an
Su-25 The Sukhoi Su-25 ''Grach'' (russian: Грач (''rook''); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Gro ...
, with registration number ''RF-90958'', near the town of Gusev in Rostov region; the pilot died. * Russian Air Force – 27 June 2022: Ukrainian soldiers used a British made Martlet MANPADS to hit and damage a Russian Ka-52 helicopter, forcing it to land. * Russian Air Force – 17 July 2022: A two-seat Su-34, call sign ''Red 51'', serial number ''RF-95890'' was shot down near Alchevsk, Luhansk Oblast. Possibly due to a friendly fire. * Russian Air Force – 19 July 2022: Ukrainian forces shot down an unidentified Russian aircraft near the city of Nova Kakhovka, during heavy fighting in the southern part of the country. A pilot was seen ejecting before the aircraft crashed. * Russian Air Force – 20 July 2022: A Russian Latochka UAV was brought down and captured by Ukrainian forces. * Russian Air Force – 21 July 2022: The remains of a Russian Orion drone were found in Ukraine. * Russian Air Force – 23 July 2022: A
ZALA Aero ZALA Aero Group (also called A-Level Aerosystems) is a Russian company specialising in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development, located in Izhevsk, Russia. ZALA Aero has provided UAV systems for several sectors of the Russian government, includi ...
UAV was shot down in near Izyum, Kharkiv Oblast. * Russian Air Force – 28 July 2022: A Russian Orlan-10 was shot down by Ukrainian soldiers using a FIM-92 Stinger missile. * Russian Air Force – 30 July 2022: The remains of a Russian Forpost drone, registration number 932, were recorded in Bulgaria. * Russian Air Force – 31 July 2022: A Russian cartographic modified Orlan-10 UAV was shot down by Ukrainian
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SAMs. * Russian Air Force – 5 August 2022: A Russian Orlan-10 UAV was downed. * Russian Air Force – 8 August 2022: A
ZALA Aero ZALA Aero Group (also called A-Level Aerosystems) is a Russian company specialising in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development, located in Izhevsk, Russia. ZALA Aero has provided UAV systems for several sectors of the Russian government, includi ...
UAV was shot down in southern Ukraine. * (11) Russian Naval Aviation – 9 August 2022: An explosion at Saky Airbase in
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reached eleven aircraft, including five Su-24s destroyed, two damaged, three Su-30s destroyed and one damaged on the ground according to satellite imagery. * Russian Air Force – 9 August 2022: The remains of a Russian Su-25, call sign ''Yellow-28,'' were discovered in Kyiv Oblast. The craft was likely lost in February or March. * (2) Russian Air Force – 13 August 2022: Two Russian Orlan-10 were reported shot down by Ukrainian forces using a British-made
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system. * Russian Air Force – 15 August 2022: Ukrainian forces damaged a Russian Ka-52 helicopter flying in Donetsk Oblast. * Russian Air Force – 15 August 2022: A Russian drone crashed in Ukraine and was seized by Ukrainian forces. * Russian Air Force – 18 August 2022: A Russian Su-30SM, registration number RF-81771 was recorded destroyed on the ground in Kharkov Oblast in the Izyum direction. The pilot Lt. Col Sergei Kosik was captured. * Russian Air Force – 22 August 2022: A Russian
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was shot down by Ukrainian forces using
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MANPADs near Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast. * Russian Air Force – 23 August 2022: A Russian
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UAV was downed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast likely by Ukrainian electronic warfare system. * Russian Air Force – 25 August 2022: An
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was downed by Ukrainian paratroopers, allegedly through electronic warfare systems. * Russian Air Force – 28 August 2022: A Russian
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UAV was shot down by the Ukrainian forces in an undisclosed place. * Russian Air Force – 2 September 2022: A Russian cartographic modified Orlan-10 UAV was shot down by Ukrainian forces. * Russian Air Force – 2 September 2022: A
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UAV was downed without apparent damage by the Ukrainian forces on the Eastern front. * Russian Air Force – 7 September 2022: A Russian Su-25SM, registration number ''RF-95134'', callsign ''Blue 04'', was shot down near Volokhiv Yar, Kharkiv Oblast. The fate of the pilot is unknown. * Russian Air Force – 9 September 2022: The remains of a Russian Su-34, registration number ''RF-95004'', callsign ''Red 20'', were discovered by Ukrainian forces near Izium. The fate of the crew is unknown. * Russian Air Force – 11 September 2022: A pair of Russian Su-25s were recorded in video taking off from Millerovo air base; one of them crashed. A Russian pilot, Danil Dolbik, was reported dead. * Russian Air Force – 12 September 2022: The remains of a Russian Su-30SM, registration number ''RF-81773'' callsign ''Red 62'', were discovered by Ukrainian forces near Izium. The fate of the pilots remained unknown. * Russian Air Force – 17 September 2022: A Russian Kamov Ka-52 helicopter was shot down in Velika Novosilka, Donetsk Oblast. * Russian Air Force – 19 September 2022: A Russian cartographic modified
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UAV was downed by Ukrainian forces in Mykolaiv Oblast. * Russian Air Force – 22 September 2022: A Ka-52 attack helicopter was shot down in Zaporizhzhia Oblast by an anti-air missile. The pilots survived. * Russian Air Force – 23 September 2022: An Iranian made Mohajer 6, presumably operated by Russian forces, was brought down by Ukrainian forces in the Black Sea near Odessa. * (2) Russian Air Force – 23 September 2022: A Russian
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and an Orlan-30 were forced to land by the Ukrainian Air Assault forces on the Southern front using electronic warfare systems. * (2) Russian Air Force – 24 September 2022: Two Russian Su-34s were shot down and recorded in video; the first caught fire on one of its engines and crashed, allegedly by MANPADS, in Hlushchenkove, Kharkiv Oblast. The other Su-34 was recorded shot down by a missile and crashing in Petropavlivka, Kupiansk Raion. The crew ejected. * Russian Air Force – 28 September 2022: A Russian
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UAV was downed by Ukrainian forces. The location is unknown. * Russian Air Force – 29 September 2022: A Russian
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UAV was shot down by Ukrainian forces in
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. * Russian Air Force – 30 September 2022: A
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UAV was downed without apparent damage by the Ukrainian forces near Hoptivka, Kharkiv Oblast. * (2) Russian Air Force – 1 October 2022: Two Russian Ka-52s attack helicopter were shot down in Zaporizhzhia Oblast by an anti-air missiles. One pilot ejected. * Russian Air Force – 1 October 2022: A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet crashed after takeoff on Belbek military airbase, Sevastopol. On early November satellite imagery showed the remains of a MiG-31 on the bottom of a cliff after the end of the runway. * Russian Air Force – 2 October 2022: The remains of an Su-34 fighter-bomber, registration number ''RF-81852'', call sign ''Red 09'', were discovered by Ukrainian forces near the city of
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. * Russian Air Force – 3 October 2022: Ukrainian forces captured one Russian . * Russian Air Force – 8 October 2022: The remains of a Ka-52 attack helicopter were found by Ukrainian forces of the 128th Mountain Brigade in Kherson Oblast. The date of loss and circumstances were unknown. * Russian Air Force – 9 October 2022: An unarmed Su-24 bomber on a training mission reportedly crash landed in a field near the hamlet of Sibirki in
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and caught fire, possibly due to a technical malfunction. Both crew were evacuated safely. * Russian Air Force – 9 October 2022: A Russian Su-25 crashed in an accident in Rogalik, Rostov Oblast, 30 km from Millerovo airfield. * Russian Air Force – 17 October 2022: An Su-34 crashed into a residential building in Yeysk near the
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during a training flight. The crash was said to be the result of an engine fire. * Russian Air Force – 19 October 2022: A Russian
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was captured by Ukrainian forces. * Russian Air Force – 20 October 2022: The remains of a Ka-52 attack helicopter, probably downed in the summer, were found in Ukraine. Both crew members, Major Maxim Kovalev and Senior Lieutenant Andrei Butorin, were killed. * Russian Air Force – 30 October 2022: The remains of a Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter were found in Kharkiv, Ukraine. * PCM Wagner – 31 October 2022: One Russian
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MTKO, call sign ''Yellow 72'', operated by Wagner Group was shot down with MANPADS by Ukrainian forces near Spirne, Donetsk Oblast; the loss was recorded in video. * (2) Russian Air Force – 31 October 2022: Two Russian Ka-52s were confirmed damaged by Russian officials at
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near the Latvian border, likely by Ukrainian saboteurs. * Russian Air Force – 2 November 2022: A Russian was shot down by the Ukrainian army on the Southern front. * Russian Air Force – 8 November 2022: A Russian drone was shot down and captured by Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv. * Russian Air Force – 8 November 2022: A Russian
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UAV fell to the ground and was captured by the Ukrainian 28th Mechanized Brigade. * Russian Air Force – 9 November 2022: A Russian Supercam S350 drone was shot down near
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. * Russian Air Force – 9 November 2022: A Russian ''Korsar'' drone was recorded crashed in Ukraine. * Russian Air Force – 9 November 2022: A Russian
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UAV was shot down by Ukrainian forces in
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. * (2) Russian Air Force – 13 November 2022: Two previously captured Ukrainian Army helicopters stationed at the Kherson Airport with Russian markings were recaptured by Ukrainian forces. * Russian Air Force – 18 November 2022: The remains of a Ka-52 attack helicopter were found in Kherson, Ukraine. * Russian Air Force – 26 November 2022: A
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UAV was shot down near Bakhmut. * Russian Air Force – 28 November 2022: The remains of a Russian Su-34 jet fighter were found in Kupiansk, Kharkiv. The debris belonged to ''Red 22'', registration number RF-95005, shot down earlier in autumn. On 24 September 2022, a Su-34 was lost in the area of Petropavlivka, Kupiansk. * Russian Air Force – 29 November 2022: A Russian
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UAV was captured by Ukrainian forces. The location and date are unknown. This drone was assembled from several different examples. * Russian Air Force – 29 November 2022: A Russian
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UAV was downed by Ukrainian forces. The location is unknown. * Russian Air Force – 1 December 2022: A Russian
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UAV was destroyed by Ukrainian forces, reportedly near
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. * Russian Air Force – 4 December 2022: Images of the remains of Russian
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call sign ''Blue 48'', registration number ''RF-93798'', operated by a Wagner PCM pilots, was lost near Klesheyevka, south of
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. Both pilots died in the crash. * Russian Air Force – 4 December 2022: A Ka-52 was shot down by the Ukrainian Dnieper anti-aircraft missile brigade, killing both pilots. * Russian Air Force – 4 December 2022: A Russian
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UAV was downed by Ukrainian forces. The location is unknown. * (2) Russian Air Force – 5 December 2022: A Russian Tupolev Tu-22M, ''RF-34110'', and a
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bomber suffered damage as a result of a long-range drone attack by Ukrainian forces against the
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and Engels-2 air bases. * Russian Air Force – 20 December 2022: A Ka-52, codename ''Yellow 23'', was shot down reportedly by a Pantsir-S1 in a friendly fire incident in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The pilots likely survived. * Russian Air Force – 29 December 2022: A Ka-52 was willingly destroyed by Russian forces after a forced landing, near Kyiv in March 2022. * Russian Air Force – 30 December 2022: A Russian
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UAV was downed by Ukrainian forces. The location is reportedly on the Eastern front. * Russian Air Force – 4 January 2023: A Russian
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UAV was downed by Ukrainian electronic warfare system. The drone was unusually adapted for targeting ground targets and carries 4x OFSP HE-FRAG bomblets in special underwing pods. * Russian Air Force – 5 January 2023: The previously unseen wreckage of a Russian Su-25SM, registration number ''RF-95152'', codename ''Blue 15'', was found near
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, Kherson Oblast. The aircraft was lost under unknown circumstances last autumn but the first video of the wreck was posted on 5 January 2023.


Other operator losses

* Hungarian civilian aircraft - 27 February 2022: A Cessna 152 with registration ''HA-WAS'', stored in the Antonov An-225 hangar at Hostomel Airport, was crushed by the left wing of the destroyed Antonov An-225. * (3) Azerbaijan Air Force – 28 February 2022: Three
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s being refitted in the Lviv State Aircraft Plant were reported destroyed or damaged on the ground by Russian strikes. * (2)
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– 2 March 2022: One
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was lost while on an air patrol inside Romanian airspace near
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, 60 miles from the Ukrainian border. This "occurred amid increased air police missions in Romania after the Russian invasion of Ukraine." An IAR 330 on a search and rescue mission for the missing MiG-21 crashed with seven fatalities. The eight servicemen who died in the two accidents were posthumously promoted and decorated by the president of Romania. * Belarusian Air Force – 11 July 2022: Ukrainian forces shot down a Belarusian Chekan loitering munition.


Total losses

The following table is made from the data reported in the article.


See also

* List of Russo-Ukrainian conflict military equipment *
List of ship losses during the Russo-Ukrainian War This is a list of vessels damaged, sunk or captured during the Russo-Ukrainian War, including the 2014 annexation of Crimea, the 2018 Kerch Strait incident and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. List of ships 2014 annexation of Crimea Russ ...
* Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 * * Russian Air Force Aircraft


References

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