Russia Air Force Losses, Crashes & Deliveries
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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 or all military aircraft events.
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Russia air force losses, crashes & deliveries
Oct 9
🇷🇺 Russia
Su-25
· Crash
Crashed in an accident near Millerovo airfield.
Oct 8
🇷🇺 Russia
Ka-52
· Destroyed
Remains found in Kherson Oblast; loss circumstances unknown.
Oct 2
🇷🇺 Russia
Su-34
· Other
Remains were discovered by Ukrainian forces near Lyman.
Oct 1
🇷🇺 Russia
2× Ka-52
· Shot down
Two shot down in Zaporizhzhia Oblast by anti-air missiles; one pilot ejected.
Oct 1
🇷🇺 Russia
MiG-31
· Crash
Crashed after takeoff at Belbek military airbase; remains were found at the bottom of a cliff.
Sep 26
🇷🇺 Russia
Mi-8
· Other
Wreck of a Mi-8 found in Henichesk, Kherson Oblast.
Sep 24
🇷🇺 Russia
2× Su-34
· Shot down
Shot down in Kharkiv Oblast, one allegedly by MANPADS, one by missile; crew ejected.
Sep 22
🇷🇺 Russia
Ka-52
· Shot down
Shot down in Zaporizhzhia Oblast by an anti-air missile; the pilots survived.
Sep 17
🇷🇺 Russia
Ka-52
· Shot down
Shot down in Velika Novosilka, Donetsk Oblast.
Sep 12
🇷🇺 Russia
Su-27/30/35
· Other
Su-30SM remains discovered by Ukrainian forces near Izium; pilots' fate unknown.
Sep 11
🇷🇺 Russia
Su-25
· Crash
Crashed after taking off from Millerovo air base.
Sep 11
🇷🇺 Russia
Su-34
· Shot down
Shot down, possibly by friendly fire, near Vorontsivka in Crimea; crew ejected.
Sep 9
🇷🇺 Russia
Su-34
· Other
Remains discovered by Ukrainian forces near Izium; crew's fate unknown.
Sep 7
🇷🇺 Russia
Su-25
· Shot down
Su-25SM shot down near Volokhiv Yar, Kharkiv Oblast; pilot's fate unknown.
Aug 22
🇷🇺 Russia
Su-25
· Shot down
Shot down by Ukrainian forces near Bakhmut using MANPADS.
Aug 18
🇷🇺 Russia
Su-27/30/35
· Destroyed
Su-30SM recorded destroyed on the ground in Kharkiv Oblast; the pilot was captured.
Aug 15
🇷🇺 Russia
Ka-52
· Other
Damaged while flying in Donetsk Oblast.
Aug 9
🇷🇺 Russia
7× Su-24
· Destroyed
Destroyed in an explosion at Saky Airbase.
Aug 9
🇷🇺 Russia
4× Su-27/30
· Destroyed
Su-30 destroyed on the ground following an explosion at Saky Airbase.
Jul 19
🇷🇺 Russia
Su-27/30/35
· Destroyed
Su-35S sustained battle damage near Shlyakhove; the pilot ejected, and the aircraft was destroyed on impact.
Jul 17
🇷🇺 Russia
Su-34
· Shot down
Shot down near Alchevsk, Luhansk Oblast, possibly due to friendly fire.
Jul 12
🇷🇺 Russia
Ka-52
· Other
Lost in Kadiivka, Luhansk; the two-man crew was killed.
Jul 3
🇷🇺 Russia
Su-25
· Shot down
Shot down by Ukrainian Forces in the area of Sevierodonetsk.
Jun 30
🇷🇺 Russia
Mi-8
· Other
Lost under unknown circumstances in the Black Sea near Snake Island.
Jun 28
🇷🇺 Russia
Mi-8
· Shot down
Shot down in Zaporothzye Oblast; all seven occupants were killed.