Mi-8 Hip Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

1. SEP 92026 Mi-8 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed by a drone at the Chemburka helipad outside Anapa; Russian and Ukrainian accounts agree on the loss.
2. SEP 42026 Mi-8/17/171 Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Damaged on the military apron at Sochi airport in the drone strike that destroyed a Ka-52 and an Mi-28.
3. SEP 22026 Mi-8/17/171 Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Ran out of fuel returning from an election-support flight and put down on a Sakhalin highway, rolling into a ditch; minor injuries.
4. AUG 132026 Mi-8/17 Damaged 🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Rotor struck a pole while landing in Nusay, Badakhshan, per Defence Ministry; no injuries. Opposition claims a shootdown, unconfirmed.
5. AUG 92026 2× Mi-8/17/171 Transfer 🇩🇿 Algeria · Two Mi-171 donated to Niger; flown from the forward deployment base at In Guezzam to Niamey airport.
6. JUL 312026 Mi-8 Crash 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Crashed in Kirovohrad Oblast during an emergency dispersal under Russian drone attack; three crew members killed.
7. 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.
8. JUN 232026 Mi-8/17 Destroyed 🇲🇲 Myanmar · Mi-17 destroyed by resistance FPV drones near Twinma, south of Myaing, after a supply run; one crew member killed.
9. JUN 102026 Mi-8/17/171 Crash 🇵🇰 Pakistan · Mi-17 of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad shortly after takeoff due to a technical fault; all personnel on board killed.
10. APR 292026 Mi-8/17/171 Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-17 transport helicopter struck alongside an Mi-28 by Ukrainian long-range drones near Babky, Voronezh Oblast; at least one Russian maintenance specialist killed, airframe damage still under assessment.
11. APR 252026 Mi-8/17/171 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-8AMTSh of Russia's Africa Corps shot down by MANPADS near Wabaria, Gao Region, Mali; entire crew and onboard mobile fire team killed.
12. 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.
13. MAR 32026 Mi-8/17/171 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Shot down by Russian air defense near Dudki during a Ukrainian drone raid; all three crew members killed.
14. FEB 202026 Mi-8/17/171 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed by Ukrainian kamikaze drones at Pugachevka airfield, Oryol Region; board #53 of 319th Independent Helicopter Regiment.
15. FEB 92026 Mi-8 Crash 🇱🇾 Libya · Medical evacuation helicopter crashed on approach to Maaten al-Sarra AB; all five aboard killed.
16. 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.
17. SEP 292025 Mi-8 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-8MTV-5 on a CSAR mission hit by a Ukrainian FPV drone and crash-landed near Nadaeyvka, Pokrovsk. Several crew members died.
18. SEP 242025 Mi-8 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-8 destroyed at Kamyanka Aerodrome, north of Dnipro, during a Russian Iskander-M ballistic missile strike.
19. SEP 212025 Mi-8 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-8 destroyed by a Ukrainian drone strike at an unidentified air base in Crimea.
20. AUG 302025 2× Mi-8 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Two Mi-8 destroyed by a Ukrainian drone strike at Gvardeyskoye Air Base, Crimea.
21. JUN 282025 Mi-8 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-8 destroyed by a Ukrainian drone strike at Kirovske Air Base, Crimea.
22. MAY 232025 Mi-8 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed in Uritsky District, Oryol Oblast, resulting in the death of three crew members.
23. MAR 232025 Mi-8 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-8MTV-5 sustained severe damage from HIMARS barrage at a forward operating base.
24. FEB 142025 Mi-8 Crash 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-8MT recorded crashed in Ukraine.
25. JAN 152025 Mi-8 Crash 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-17V-5 crashed under unknown circumstances in Ukraine and was heavily damaged.
26. DEC 312024 Mi-8 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Shot down by an R-73 missile fired from Ukrainian MAGURA V5 USV in the Black Sea near Cape Tarkhankut, Crimea.
27. NOV 92024 Mi-8/17 Crash 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Kazakhstan's defence ministry said a Mi-8 crashed and burned near Saryzhar; one crew member died and two were injured.
28. SEP 212024 Mi-8 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-8AMTSh suffered fire damage destroying the cockpit after arson at Omsk-Severnyy air base.
29. AUG 252024 Mi-8 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Damaged by Ukrainian fire and crash-landed in Kursk Oblast.
30. JUL 312024 Mi-8 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-8MTV-2 destroyed on the ground by Ukrainian MGM-140 ATACMS fire; 20 fatalities.
31. JUL 292024 Mi-8 Other 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Recorded dumped next to a field in Russian controlled Ukraine.
32. JUL 192024 Mi-8 Crash 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-8MSB-V crashed in Kirovograd Oblast.
33. JUL 92024 Mi-8 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Shot down by Russian forces in the Northern region; four crewmen were killed.
34. MAY 152024 Mi-8/17 Crash 🇦🇫 Afghanistan · Afghanistan’s Defence Ministry said a technical fault preceded the Feroz Koh crash, killing one person and injuring twelve.
35. MAR 172024 Mi-8 Destroyed 🇲🇩 Moldova · Destroyed on the ground by a suicide drone.
36. MAR 172024 Mi-8 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Was shot down in Kherson Region.
37. MAR 122024 Mi-8 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Destroyed by Russian fire and precision strikes in Novopavlovka.
38. FEB 132024 Mi-8 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-17V-5 was shot down by Russian forces near Robotyne, possibly by MANPAD or ATGM.
39. FEB 72024 Mi-8/17/171 Crash 🇩🇿 Algeria · Crashed near El Menia during night training; Algeria’s Defence Ministry said all three crew members were killed.
40. JAN 172024 Mi-8/17 Crash 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan · Crashed while landing near Bishkek; the Defence Ministry said one service member died and eight were injured.
41. JAN 32024 Mi-8/17 Other 🇲🇲 Myanmar · Lost near Nam Sang Yang after reported KIA fire; resistance sources reported six dead and one captured.
42. DEC 82023 Mi-8 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Remains recorded in video, likely in Kherson Oblast.
43. NOV 172023 Mi-8 Crash 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan · Crashed at the Kattakurgan training range during a test flight; Uzbekistan's defence ministry said the crew was killed.
44. NOV 92023 2× Mi-8 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Remains recorded in a dump.
45. OCT 222023 Mi-8 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Mi-8MTV-5 shot down by friendly fire and crashed at sea; three crew died.
46. OCT 192023 8× Mi-8 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Destroyed during Ukrainian ATACMS strike on Berdiansk and Luhansk airfields.
47. AUG 292023 2× Mi-8 Other 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Two aircraft from the 18th Army Aviation Brigade lost in a mission on Kramatosk, Donetsk, six airmen died.
48. AUG 232023 Mi-8 Other 🇷🇺 Russia · Russian pilot reportedly defected, landing on Ukrainian territory; rest of the crew was eliminated.
49. AUG 12023 Mi-8 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Ukrainian aircraft shot down by Russian forces in Kherson Oblast.
50. JUN 242023 4× Mi-8 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Russian Air Force aircraft shot down by Wagner Group during the mutiny, according to Russian sources.
51. JUN 232023 Mi-8 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Russian Air Force Mi-8MTPR shot down by enemy fire in Luhansk Oblast, most of the crew killed.
52. JUN 162023 Mi-8/17 Crash 🇲🇽 Mexico · Crashed and burned at Temamatla during training; two occupants were killed and two were injured.
53. JUN 92023 Mi-8 Other 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Ukrainian aircraft lost in Kharkiv, one crewmember killed.
54. MAY 132023 2× Mi-8 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Two crashed in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, near the Ukrainian border; reportedly shot down.
55. FEB 182023 Mi-8 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Shot down by Wagner forces near Bakhmut.
56. FEB 142023 Mi-8 Other 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Wreck filmed from another helicopter, circumstances unclear.
57. FEB 132023 Mi-8 Other 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Mi-8MSB-V damaged under unknown circumstances, spotted during transport.
58. JAN 312023 Mi-8 Other 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost near Novodarivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
59. JAN 302023 Mi-8 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Carrying ammunition, was shot down in Novodarivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
60. JAN 232023 Mi-8/17/171 Crash 🇩🇿 Algeria · A Mi-171 crashed near El Attaf during a training mission, killing all three crew members.

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