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Mi-24 Hind Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Every recorded loss, crash, shoot-down, retirement and delivery involving the Mi-24 Hind, each with a date and source. See the Mi-24 Hind overview.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022–2026
2022 — 18 events 18 2022 2023 — 15 events 15 2023 2024 — 6 events 6 2024 2025 — 3 events 3 2025 2026 to 17 Sep — 6 events 6 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 17 Sep 2026.

By event type 48 events logged · 48 losses
  • Shot down 18
  • Destroyed 12
  • Crash 8
  • Damaged 1
  • Other 6
  • Delivered 1
  • Retired 1
  • Transfer 1

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Mi-24 Hind losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. AUG 92026 2× Mi-24 Transfer 🇩🇿 Algeria · Two Mi-24V donated to Niger; flown from the forward deployment base at In Guezzam to Niamey airport.
  2. AUG 92026 2× Mi-24/35 Delivered 🇳🇪 Niger · Two Mi-24V received from Algeria at Niamey airport, with type-specific ammunition and spare parts.
  3. JUL 192026 Mi-24/35 Shot down 🇲🇱 Mali · Mi-24 shot down by JNIM fighters near Kouakourou, Mopti Region, during operations after the fall of the village's army camp; crew killed.
  4. JUL 52026 Mi-24/35 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Africa Corps Mi-24P reportedly shot down by Tuareg (FLA) fighters during a convoy ambush near Gao; crew reported killed. Not confirmed by Russia or Mali.
  5. FEB 92026 Mi-24 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost during combat flight intercepting Russian Geran strike drones; all three crew members killed.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. JUL 22025 Mi-24 Crash 🇺🇬 Uganda · Mi-24 deployed with AUSSOM crashed at Aden Adde Airport, Mogadishu; five of eight aboard killed.
  9. MAY 132025 Mi-24/35 Crash 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-24V bort 224 Black, formerly North Macedonian Army, of the 12th Army Aviation Brigade crashed in Lviv Oblast during a training flight.
  10. OCT 302024 Mi-24 Crash 🇨🇩 Congo Democratic Republic · Congolese military sources said a Mi-24 crashed at Ndolo Airport while landing; all three crew members died.
  11. OCT 222024 Mi-24 Crash 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-24PU1 crashed in Lviv oblast, suffering damage to rotors and fuselage.
  12. JUL 22024 Mi-24 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Destroyed by Russian cluster munition strike on Poltava Air base.
  13. MAY 112024 2× Mi-24 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Destroyed on the ground by Russian fire in Manvelivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
  14. APR 102024 Mi-24/35 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-24 lost during a combat mission in the Black Sea.
  15. MAR 172024 Mi-24 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Was shot down by MANPAD near Lukashivka in Sumy Oblast.
  16. DEC 12023 Mi-24/35 Damaged 🇳🇬 Nigeria · Crash-landed shortly after takeoff at Port Harcourt during an anti-oil-theft operation; all five crew members survived with minor injuries.
  17. OCT 202023 Mi-24 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Shot down near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast.
  18. OCT 152023 11× Mi-24/35 Retired 🇨🇿 Czechia · Farewell ceremony at Namest nad Oslavou ended 45 years of Mi-24 and Mi-35 operations.
  19. OCT 122023 Mi-24 Crash 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Crashed south of Mykolaivka and sustained damage.
  20. AUG 12023 Mi-24/35 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-24 shot down by Russian forces near Mykhailivka, Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast.
  21. JUN 242023 Mi-24/35 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-35 shot down by Wagner Group during the mutiny, according to Russian sources.
  22. MAY 172023 Mi-24 Other 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Ukrainian aircraft sustained combat damage.
  23. MAY 102023 Mi-24 Other 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-24P slightly damaged during a combat mission.
  24. MAY 92023 Mi-24 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-24P damaged at Odesa air base during a Russian missile attack.
  25. APR 242023 Mi-24/35 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-24VM crashed near Kupyansk, reportedly after hitting power lines.
  26. APR 222023 Mi-24/35 Crash 🇲🇱 Mali · A Mi-24D crashed in Bamako while returning from an operational mission, killing all three crew members.
  27. APR 202023 Mi-24/35 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-35M crashed on the Azov Sea near Kyrylivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Two crew members died.
  28. APR 162023 3× Mi-24/35 Destroyed 🇸🇩 Sudan · Mi-24/35 attack helicopters destroyed/damaged at multiple bases during the opening days of the war.
  29. APR 52023 Mi-24/35 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Shot down near Berestove in Donetsk Oblast by Ukrainian forces.
  30. FEB 72023 Mi-24/35 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-24VM damaged, then destroyed on the ground by Ukrainian forces in Tkarivka, Kharkiv.
  31. NOV 182022 Mi-24 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-24P remains were recorded in Ukraine; date of the shootdown is unknown.
  32. NOV 132022 Mi-24/35 Other 🇷🇺 Russia · Previously captured at the Kherson Airport in Russian markings, were recaptured by Ukrainian forces.
  33. OCT 302022 Mi-24/35 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Remains found in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
  34. AUG 92022 Mi-24 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-24P recorded destroyed.
  35. JUN 162022 Mi-24/35 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-35M shot down by Ukrainian forces using MANPADS and recorded on video.
  36. MAY 222022 Mi-24 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-24P recorded destroyed.
  37. MAY 92022 Mi-24/35 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-24 destroyed on the ground at Artsyz, Odesa airport during a Russian P-800 Oniks missile attack.
  38. APR 232022 Mi-24 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Shot down by Russian forces over Oleksandrivka, Kharkiv Oblast; the pilots were killed.
  39. APR 232022 Mi-24 Other 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost over Donetsk Oblast; the crew died.
  40. MAR 252022 2× Mi-24 Other 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Captured at Kherson International Airport, later recaptured.
  41. MAR 172022 Mi-24/35 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-35M reportedly destroyed by Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
  42. MAR 82022 Mi-24 Other 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost over Brovary, Kyiv Oblast; pilots were killed.
  43. MAR 62022 Mi-24/35 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-24P shot down by Ukrainian MANPADS in Kyiv Oblast.
  44. MAR 52022 Mi-24/35 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Shot down and filmed by a drone, another shot down in Mykolaiv Oblast; wreckage was recorded.
  45. MAR 52022 Mi-24/35 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-35 shot down in Bashtanka Raion of Mykolaiv Oblast; wreckage images circulated.
  46. MAR 12022 Mi-24/35 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-35M shot down with MANPADS in the Kyiv Reservoir and later retrieved.
  47. FEB 282022 Mi-24/35 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Shot down by Ukrainian MANPADS, falling into the Kyiv Reservoir.
  48. FEB 262022 Mi-24/35 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-35 shot down in Sahy, Kherson region; images of wreck were published.