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Russia Air Force Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Recorded aircraft losses, crashes, shoot-downs and deliveries for the Russia air force, each with a date and source. See the Russia air force overview.

Russia air force losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. FEB 192024 Su-27/30/35 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Su-35 shot down over Azov Sea; the pilot died.
  2. FEB 172024 Su-27/30/35 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Su-35 shot down over Eastern Ukraine; the pilot was evacuated.
  3. JAN 242024 Il-76 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Shot down near Belgorod by a Patriot system, reportedly while transporting Ukrainian POWs, resulting in mass casualties.
  4. JAN 142024 Il-20/22 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Il-22 damaged by a surface-to-air missile, but returned to base with one crew fatality.
  5. JAN 142024 A-50 Other 🇷🇺 Russia · Lost over the Sea of Azov, resulting in crew fatalities.
  6. JAN 32024 Su-34 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Damaged in a sabotage attempt involving arson at Chelyabinsk Shagol airfield.
  7. DEC 222023 Su-34 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Shot down in southern Ukraine.
  8. DEC 172023 Su-25 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Lost due to pilot error.
  9. DEC 52023 Su-24 Other 🇷🇺 Russia · Lost over the Black Sea; Ukraine claimed Patriot system shot it down.
  10. NOV 72023 Su-24 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Remains found in Soledar, likely lost earlier.
  11. OCT 222023 Mi-8 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-8MTV-5 shot down by friendly fire and crashed at sea; three crew died.
  12. OCT 192023 10× Ka-52 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed during Ukrainian ATACMS strike on Berdiansk and Luhansk airfields.
  13. OCT 192023 8× Mi-8 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed during Ukrainian ATACMS strike on Berdiansk and Luhansk airfields.
  14. SEP 292023 Su-27/30/35 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Su-35 shot down over Tokmak, possibly by friendly fire; one crew died.
  15. SEP 12023 Ka-52 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed in the Sea of Azov; the crew survived.
  16. AUG 292023 4× Il-76 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Damaged by Ukrainian drone attacks on Pskov airfield.
  17. AUG 232023 Mi-8 Other 🇷🇺 Russia · Russian pilot reportedly defected, landing on Ukrainian territory; rest of the crew was eliminated.
  18. AUG 192023 Tu-22M Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed on the ground at Soltsi airbase in Novgorod, after a Ukrainian drone attack.
  19. AUG 172023 Ka-52 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Russian Air Force aircraft shot down near Novoprokopivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, navigator killed.
  20. AUG 72023 Ka-52 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Russian Air Force aircraft shot down in Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
  21. JUL 252023 Ka-52 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Russian Air Force aircraft shot down in Donetsk Oblast, both crew members killed.
  22. JUL 172023 Su-25 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed near Yeysk in the Sea of Azov during a test flight, due to engine failure.
  23. JUN 292023 Su-25 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Hit by an Igla Missile from the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade.
  24. JUN 242023 Il-20/22 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Il-22M shot down in Voronezh Oblast by Wagner Group during Wagner Group mutiny.
  25. JUN 242023 Ka-52 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Russian Air Force aircraft shot down by Wagner Group during the mutiny, according to Russian sources.