Ukraine Air Force Losses, Crashes & Deliveries
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Recorded aircraft losses, crashes, shoot-downs and deliveries for the Ukraine air force, each with a date and source. See the Ukraine air force overview or all military aircraft events.
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Ukraine air force losses, crashes & deliveries
Mar 9
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Su-27
· Shot down
Su-27 shot down by Russian Su-35S using R-37M missile over Eastern Ukraine; 39th TAB commander killed.
Mar 6
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Mi-8
· Shot down
Mi-8 destroyed on ground by Geran-2 kamikaze drone at Mykhailivka helipad; no camouflage or air defense present.
Feb 9
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Mi-24
· Shot down
Lost during combat flight intercepting Russian Geran strike drones; all three crew members killed.
Jan 23
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Mi-24/35
· Destroyed
Mi-24 destroyed on the ground by Geran-2 drones with optical cameras at Mala Vyska Airfield, Kirovograd.
Jan 18
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13× F-16
· Delivered
Final batch of 13 Danish F-16s delivered following the type's retirement from Danish service.
Jan 12
🇺🇦 Ukraine
F-16
· Shot down
Reportedly shot down by Russian S-300; claim disputed by Kyiv and unverified by third parties.
Dec 17
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Mi-24/35
· Destroyed
Mi-24 bort 292 Black, 12th Army Aviation Brigade, destroyed over Zolotonosha Raion, Cherkasy Oblast during a combat mission. All four crew members died.
Dec 8
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Su-27
· Shot down
Su-27 lost during a combat mission. The pilot from the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade was killed.
Sep 24
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Mi-8
· Destroyed
Mi-8 destroyed at Kamyanka Aerodrome, north of Dnipro, during a Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile strike.
Sep 11
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Su-27
· Shot down
Su-27 lost during a combat mission on the Zaporizhzhya front; pilot from 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade killed.
Aug 23
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MiG-29
· Other
MiG-29 White 20 lost under unknown circumstances during night landing at an undisclosed airbase; pilot killed.
Jul 22
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Mirage 2000
· Crash
One French Mirage 2000-5 crashed due to equipment failure
Jul 19
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Yak-52
· Shot down
Yak-52 from Odesa branch of Ukrainian Civil Air Patrol lost during a combat mission attempting to shoot down Geran-2 drones; pilot and gunner killed.
Jul 12
🇺🇦 Ukraine
An-24/26
· Destroyed
An-26 of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine destroyed on the ground during a Russian attack on Chernovtsy Airport.
Jun 29
🇺🇦 Ukraine
F-16
· Destroyed
F-16 crashed after drone debris hit the aircraft during a Russian drone attack; pilot killed.
May 28
🇺🇦 Ukraine
24× F-16
· Delivered
Last batch of the Dutch F-16s successfully delivered to Ukraine
May 16
🇺🇦 Ukraine
F-16
· Shot down
Lost during an operational mission amid a Russian drone attack; the pilot ejected and survived.
May 13
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Mi-24/35
· Crash
Mi-24V bort 224 Black, formerly North Macedonian Army, of the 12th Army Aviation Brigade crashed in Lviv Oblast during a training flight.
Apr 28
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Su-27
· Shot down
Lost during a mission repelling Russian drone attacks; the pilot ejected and survived.
Apr 12
🇺🇦 Ukraine
F-16AM
· Shot down
F-16AM shot down by a Russian missile during an operational mission.
Mar 2
🇺🇦 Ukraine
2× Su-25
· Destroyed
Wreckage, previously operational, recorded in a Ukrainian documentary.
Feb 22
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Sea King
· Crash
Sea King HU.5 crash landed near Mykolaiv due to mechanical issues, sustaining substantial damage.
Feb 14
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Mi-8
· Crash
Mi-8MT recorded crashed in Ukraine.
Feb 6
🇺🇦 Ukraine
6× Mirage 2000
· Delivered
First batch of 6 Mirage 2000 received from France
Feb 2
🇺🇦 Ukraine
Su-27
· Shot down
Su-27P1M shot down near Pokrovsk by Russian aircraft.