Air Force Events for Mi-8 Hip
Overview
This page lists all recorded air force inventory updates involving the Mi-8 Hip. View all air force events.
Air Force inventory updates for Mi-8 Hip
| Date | Country | Aircraft | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2026 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-8 destroyed on ground by Geran-2 kamikaze drone at Mykhailivka helipad; no camouflage or air defense present. Detail → |
| 4 Mar 2026 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8/17/171 | Shot down by Russian air defense near Dudki during a Ukrainian drone raid; all three crew members killed. Detail → |
| 20 Feb 2026 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8/17/171 | Destroyed by Ukrainian kamikaze drones at Pugachevka airfield, Oryol Region; board #53 of 319th Independent Helicopter Regiment. Detail → |
| 9 Feb 2026 | 🇱🇾 Libya | -1 Mi-8 | Medical evacuation helicopter crashed on approach to Maaten al-Sarra AB; all five aboard killed. Detail → |
| 29 Sep 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-8MTV-5 on a CSAR mission hit by a Ukrainian FPV drone and crash-landed near Nadaeyvka, Pokrovsk. Several crew members died. Detail → |
| 24 Sep 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-8 destroyed at Kamyanka Aerodrome, north of Dnipro, during a Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile strike. Detail → |
| 21 Sep 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-8 destroyed by a Ukrainian drone strike at an unidentified air base in Crimea. Detail → |
| 30 Aug 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -2 Mi-8 | Two Mi-8 destroyed by a Ukrainian drone strike at Gvardeyskoye Air Base, Crimea. Detail → |
| 28 Jun 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-8 destroyed by a Ukrainian drone strike at Kirovske Air Base, Crimea. Detail → |
| 23 May 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8 | Crashed in Uritsky District, Oryol Oblast, resulting in the death of three crew members. Detail → |
| 23 Mar 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-8MTV-5 sustained severe damage from HIMARS barrage at a forward operating base. Detail → |
| 14 Feb 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-8MT recorded crashed in Ukraine. Detail → |
| 15 Jan 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-17V-5 crashed under unknown circumstances in Ukraine and was heavily damaged. Detail → |
| 31 Dec 2024 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8 | Shot down by an R-73 missile fired from Ukrainian MAGURA V5 USV in the Black Sea near Cape Tarkhankut, Crimea. Detail → |
| 21 Sep 2024 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-8AMTSh suffered fire damage destroying the cockpit after arson at Omsk-Severnyy air base. Detail → |
| 25 Aug 2024 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8 | Damaged by Ukrainian fire and crash-landed in Kursk Oblast. Detail → |
| 31 Jul 2024 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-8MTV-2 destroyed on the ground by Ukrainian MGM-140 ATACMS fire; 20 fatalities. Detail → |
| 29 Jul 2024 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Recorded dumped next to a field in Russian controlled Ukraine. Detail → |
| 19 Jul 2024 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-8MSB-V crashed in Kirovograd Oblast. Detail → |
| 9 Jul 2024 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Shot down by Russian forces in the Northern region; four crewmen were killed. Detail → |
| 17 Mar 2024 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | -1 Mi-8 | Destroyed on the ground by a suicide drone. Detail → |
| 17 Mar 2024 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Was shot down in Kherson Region. Detail → |
| 12 Mar 2024 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-27 destroyed by Russian fire and precision strikes in Novopavlovka. Detail → |
| 12 Mar 2024 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Destroyed by Russian fire and precision strikes in Novopavlovka. Detail → |
| 13 Feb 2024 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-17V-5 was shot down by Russian forces near Robotyne, possibly by MANPAD or ATGM. Detail → |
| 8 Dec 2023 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Remains recorded in video, likely in Kherson Oblast. Detail → |
| 9 Nov 2023 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -2 Mi-8 | Remains recorded in a dump. Detail → |
| 22 Oct 2023 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-8MTV-5 shot down by friendly fire and crashed at sea; three crew died. Detail → |
| 19 Oct 2023 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -8 Mi-8 | Destroyed during Ukrainian ATACMS strike on Berdiansk and Luhansk airfields. Detail → |
| 29 Aug 2023 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -2 Mi-8 | Two aircraft from the 18th Army Aviation Brigade lost in a mission on Kramatosk, Donetsk, six airmen died. Detail → |
| 23 Aug 2023 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8 | Russian pilot reportedly defected, landing on Ukrainian territory; rest of the crew was eliminated. Detail → |
| 1 Aug 2023 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Ukrainian aircraft shot down by Russian forces in Kherson Oblast. Detail → |
| 24 Jun 2023 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -4 Mi-8 | Russian Air Force aircraft shot down by Wagner Group during the mutiny, according to Russian sources. Detail → |
| 23 Jun 2023 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8 | Russian Air Force Mi-8MTPR shot down by enemy fire in Luhansk Oblast, most of the crew killed. Detail → |
| 9 Jun 2023 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Ukrainian aircraft lost in Kharkiv, one crewmember killed. Detail → |
| 13 May 2023 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -2 Mi-8 | Two crashed in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, near the Ukrainian border; reportedly shot down. Detail → |
| 18 Feb 2023 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Shot down by Wagner forces near Bakhmut. Detail → |
| 14 Feb 2023 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Wreck filmed from another helicopter, circumstances unclear. Detail → |
| 13 Feb 2023 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-8MSB-V damaged under unknown circumstances, spotted during transport. Detail → |
| 31 Jan 2023 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Lost near Novodarivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Detail → |
| 30 Jan 2023 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Carrying ammunition, was shot down in Novodarivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Detail → |
| 19 Dec 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Was recorded shot down in Tonenkoye, near Donetsk during combat. Detail → |
| 11 Dec 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Lost in Ukrainian controlled Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast after turning on its side and crashing during an unguided missile attack. Detail → |
| 30 Nov 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-8MTS remains were recorded in Zaporihzia, Ukraine; date of the shootdown is unknown, the crew likely survived. Detail → |
| 13 Nov 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8 | Previously captured at the Kherson Airport in Russian markings, were recaptured by Ukrainian forces. Detail → |
| 11 Nov 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Reportedly lost with three of its crew after being hit by a MANPAD during a mission in Donetsk. Detail → |
| 31 Oct 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russia | -1 Mi-8 | Operated by Wagner Group, Mi-8 MTKO shot down by Ukrainian forces near Spirne, Donetsk Oblast; the loss was recorded in video. Detail → |
| 31 Oct 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Crashed in Ukrainian controlled Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast. Detail → |
| 18 Oct 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Remains discovered in Ukraine, likely lost in March 2022. Detail → |
| 13 Oct 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -1 Mi-8 | Mi-8MSB remains discovered in Ukraine. Detail → |