Ukraine Air Force Losses, Crashes & Deliveries
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.
Ukraine air force losses, crashes & deliveries
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AUG 102026
MiG-29
Crash
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost over Odesa Oblast during a combat mission against aerial targets; an anomaly during a missile launch set the aircraft alight, pilot ejected.
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JUL 292026
F-16AM
Crash
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Crashed near Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast, during an intercept mission against Russian air targets; pilot ejected and survived.
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JUL 152026
16× Rafale
Ordered
🇺🇦 Ukraine · France commits 16 Rafale to Ukraine alongside licensed production of SCALP and Aster-30 missiles.
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JUN 302026
Mi-8
Crash
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-8 lost over Poltava Oblast while intercepting Russian attack drones; all 4 crew of the 16th Army Aviation Brigade killed.
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JUN 302026
16× Gripen E
Ordered
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Ukraine signs 2.5 billion dollar contract for 16 new-build Gripen E, first phase of a 100-plus aircraft plan.
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JUN 272026
MiG-29
Crash
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost during a combat mission over Poltava Oblast; communication lost and the pilot ejected safely.
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JUN 272026
MiG-29
Destroyed
🇺🇦 Ukraine · MiG-29 destroyed on the ground by a Russian Geran-4 drone strike at Voznesensk Air Base, Mykolaiv Oblast, while preparing for takeoff.
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JUN 162026
Su-24
Crash
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Su-24M of the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade crashed in Khmelnytskyi Oblast during a mission; both crew killed.
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MAY 282026
16× Gripen C/D
Ordered
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Sweden pledges donation of up to 16 JAS 39 Gripen C/D to Ukraine under its 22nd military support package.
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MAR 92026
Su-27
Shot down
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Su-27 shot down by Russian Su-35S using R-37M missile over Eastern Ukraine; 39th TAB commander killed.
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MAR 62026
Mi-8
Shot down
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-8 destroyed on ground by Geran-2 kamikaze drone at Mykhailivka helipad; no camouflage or air defense present.
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FEB 92026
Mi-24
Shot down
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost during combat flight intercepting Russian Geran strike drones; all three crew members killed.
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JAN 232026
Mi-24/35
Destroyed
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-24 destroyed on the ground by Geran-2 drones with optical cameras at Mala Vyska Airfield, Kirovograd.
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JAN 232026
Mi-8
Damaged
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-8 damaged on the ground by Geran-2 drones at Mala Vyska Airfield alongside a destroyed Mi-24.
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JAN 182026
13× F-16
Delivered
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Final batch of 13 Danish F-16s delivered following the type's retirement from Danish service.
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JAN 122026
F-16
Shot down
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Reportedly shot down by Russian S-300; claim disputed by Kyiv and unverified by third parties.
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DEC 172025
Mi-24/35
Destroyed
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-24 bort 292 Black, 12th Army Aviation Brigade, destroyed over Zolotonosha Raion, Cherkasy Oblast during a combat mission. All four crew members died.
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DEC 82025
Su-27
Shot down
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Su-27 lost during a combat mission. The pilot from the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade was killed.
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SEP 242025
Mi-8
Destroyed
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-8 destroyed at Kamyanka Aerodrome, north of Dnipro, during a Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile strike.
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SEP 112025
Su-27
Shot down
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Su-27 lost during a combat mission on the Zaporizhzhya front; pilot from 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade killed.
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AUG 232025
MiG-29
Other
🇺🇦 Ukraine · MiG-29 White 20 lost under unknown circumstances during night landing at an undisclosed airbase; pilot killed.
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JUL 222025
Mirage 2000
Crash
🇺🇦 Ukraine · One French Mirage 2000-5 crashed due to equipment failure
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JUL 192025
Yak-52
Shot down
🇺🇦 Ukraine · 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.
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JUL 122025
An-24/26
Destroyed
🇺🇦 Ukraine · An-26 of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine destroyed on the ground during a Russian attack on Chernovtsy Airport.
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JUN 292025
F-16
Destroyed
🇺🇦 Ukraine · F-16 crashed after drone debris hit the aircraft during a Russian drone attack; pilot killed.