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Su-25 Frogfoot Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Every recorded loss, crash, shoot-down, retirement and delivery involving the Su-25 Frogfoot, each with a date and source. See the Su-25 Frogfoot overview.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022–2026
2022 — 38 events 38 2022 2023 — 11 events 11 2023 2024 — 13 events 13 2024 2025 — 5 events 5 2025 2026 to 28 Oct — 1 event 1 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 28 Oct 2026.

By event type 68 events logged · 71 airframes lost
  • Shot down 26
  • Destroyed 11
  • Crash 16
  • Damaged 4
  • Other 11

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Su-25 Frogfoot losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. JUN 172026 Su-25 Crash 🇨🇩 Congo Democratic Republic · Su-25 Frogfoot lost near Kindu, Maniema, under unknown circumstances; aircraft destroyed.
  2. DEC 272025 Su-25 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Attack aircraft shot down by MANPADS near Kharkiv; pilot killed.
  3. JUN 132025 Su-25 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed near Soledar, Donetsk Oblast during a combat mission; pilot ejected and rescued.
  4. MAR 242025 Su-25 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Su-25 crashed in Primorsky Krai; the pilot ejected safely.
  5. FEB 82025 Su-25 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Shot down by Ukrainian soldiers using Igla MANPADS near Toretsk; the pilot ejected and escaped.
  6. FEB 52025 Su-25 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Su-25SM3 rammed by a KamAZ truck while under tow at Gvardeyskoye AB, Crimea; damaged beyond repair, according to Russian Telegram channels.
  7. DEC 232024 Su-25 Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Su-25SM damaged in the canopy by a crash with a ZALA drone.
  8. DEC 142024 Su-25 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Shot down by Russian S-400 defence system near Kherson Oblast.
  9. OCT 312024 Su-25 Other 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Su-25M1K Blue 23 wreckage, previously operational, filmed in autumn 2024 for a documentary on the 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade.
  10. OCT 62024 Su-25 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Wreckage was transported in a truck, airframe likely lost before spring.
  11. OCT 22024 Su-25 Other 🇷🇺 Russia · Su-25 loss acknowledged by a Russian military aviation Telegram channel; pilot killed.
  12. AUG 312024 Su-25 Other 🇷🇺 Russia · Su-25 wreckage filmed on an airfield as other Su-25s flew over; circumstances of the loss undisclosed.
  13. JUL 292024 Su-25 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Destroyed on the ground by Russian Lancet strike in Kryvyi Rih.
  14. JUL 232024 Su-25 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Shot down by 110th Mechanized Brigade in Donbas.
  15. JUL 22024 Su-25 Crash 🇬🇪 Georgia · Georgia’s Defence Ministry said an Su-25 crashed near Bolnisi during an exercise and the pilot was killed.
  16. JUN 112024 Su-25 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Destroyed by a Lancet loitering munition attack at Kryvyi Rih air base.
  17. JUN 62024 Su-25 Other 🇷🇺 Russia · Wreck of Su-25 Blue 09 photographed in woodland; cause and place of the loss undisclosed.
  18. JUN 62024 Su-25 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Damaged beyond repair by a Lancet loitering munition at Kryvyi Rih air base.
  19. FEB 72024 Su-25 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Shot down by a Russian Su-35 during a combat sortie over Ukraine.
  20. DEC 172023 Su-25 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Lost due to pilot error.
  21. OCT 102023 Su-25 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Destroyed by a ZALA Lancet 3 drone attack on the tarmac of Dolgintsevo air base.
  22. JUL 172023 Su-25 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed near Yeysk in the Sea of Azov during a test flight, due to engine failure.
  23. JUN 292023 Su-25 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Hit by an Igla Missile from the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade.
  24. APR 182023 2× Su-25 Destroyed 🇸🇩 Sudan · Su-25 close air support aircraft destroyed during fighting at Khartoum-area air bases.
  25. APR 72023 Su-25 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Shot down by Ukrainian anti-aircraft unit near Oleksandrivka in the Donetsk Oblast.
  26. MAR 152023 Su-25 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Shot down by Ukrainian Forces near Bakhmut and crashed in Zaitseve; the pilot ejected.
  27. MAR 12023 Su-25 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed somewhere in Ukraine; the pilot ejected and was evacuated.
  28. FEB 232023 Su-25 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Su-25SM crashed in the Belgorod region due to a technical malfunction while returning to base after combat mission.
  29. JAN 272023 Su-25 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Shot down by an enemy jet fighter near Kramatorsk.
  30. JAN 62023 Su-25 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Shot down by a MANPAD over Bakhmut.
  31. DEC 92022 Su-25 Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Su-25SM damaged after an emergency gear-up landing at Primorsko-Akhtarsk Air Base.
  32. OCT 92022 Su-25 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed in an accident near Millerovo airfield.
  33. OCT 42022 Su-25 Frogfoot Crash 🇲🇱 Mali · Newly delivered Su-25 crashed at Gao returning from a mission; pilot and a ground crew member killed, ten injured.
  34. SEP 282022 Su-25 Frogfoot Crash 🇧🇬 Bulgaria · Su-25 crashed on approach to Bezmer air base; pilot ejected and was in good condition, the ministry said.
  35. SEP 192022 Su-25 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Destroyed by a Russian 9K33 Osa in Yehorivka, Donetsk Oblast.
  36. SEP 112022 Su-25 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed after taking off from Millerovo air base.
  37. SEP 72022 Su-25 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Su-25SM shot down near Volokhiv Yar, Kharkiv Oblast; pilot's fate unknown.
  38. SEP 72022 Su-25 Other 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost while flying a combat mission.
  39. AUG 222022 Su-25 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Shot down by Ukrainian forces near Bakhmut using MANPADS.
  40. AUG 152022 Su-25 Other 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost while fighting Russian forces.
  41. JUL 262022 Su-25 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost during a combat mission in Dnipro.
  42. JUL 32022 Su-25 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Shot down by Ukrainian Forces in the area of Sevierodonetsk.
  43. JUN 212022 Su-25 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed in Gusev, Rostov, during a training flight.
  44. JUN 182022 Su-25 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Shot down by Ukrainian troops using 9K38 Igla MANPADS in Svitlodarsk.
  45. JUN 172022 Su-25 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed in Belgorod, Russia, due to pilot error.
  46. JUN 102022 Su-25 Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Su-25SM heavily damaged after being hit by MANPADS over Ukraine, pilot made an emergency landing.
  47. JUN 22022 Su-25 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Remains found in Kherson region, believed to be lost earlier in the war.
  48. MAY 272022 Su-25 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Su-25SM probably shot down near Chornobaivka.
  49. MAY 222022 Su-25 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Shot down in Popasna.
  50. MAY 142022 Su-25 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Shot down in Huliaipole.
  51. APR 152022 Su-25 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Reportedly shot down by Russian forces in Izyum; the downing was recorded by an IR camera.
  52. APR 102022 Su-25 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Destroyed in its hangar at Dnipro Airbase during a Russian rocket attack.
  53. MAR 222022 Su-25 Other 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Heavily damaged in combat.
  54. MAR 142022 Su-25 Damaged 🇷🇺 Russia · Damaged by enemy fire, likely MANPADS, and managed to return to its base.
  55. MAR 142022 Su-25 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Shot down by Russian forces in Volnovakha, Donbas region; the pilot was captured and later released in a prisoner swap.
  56. MAR 102022 Su-25 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Shot down near Kyiv.
  57. MAR 82022 Su-25 Other 🇷🇺 Russia · Loss reported during combat duties in Ukraine.
  58. MAR 72022 Su-25 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Lost during a combat mission in Ukraine.
  59. MAR 62022 Su-25 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Su-25SM wreckage found in Blystavytsya, Kyiv Oblast.
  60. MAR 42022 2× Su-25 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Two Su-25SM lost; one over Volnovakha, the other shot down in Chernihiv.

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