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Su-27 Flanker Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Every recorded loss, crash, shoot-down, retirement and delivery involving the Su-27 Flanker, each with a date and source. See the Su-27 Flanker overview.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022–2026
2022 — 9 events 9 2022 2023 — 4 events 4 2023 2024 — 7 events 7 2024 2025 — 7 events 7 2025 2026 to 20 Sep — 4 events 4 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 20 Sep 2026.

By event type 31 events logged · 35 losses
  • Shot down 11
  • Destroyed 9
  • Crash 4
  • Other 4
  • Delivered 3

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Su-27 Flanker losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. APR 172026 2× Su-27/30/35 Delivered 🇷🇺 Russia · First Su-35S batch of 2026 delivered by UAC from Komsomolsk-on-Amur; estimated two aircraft handed over to Russian Aerospace Forces.
  2. 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.
  3. FEB 252026 Su-27/30 Crash 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Su-30SM crashed during training near Balkhash, Karaganda Region; both pilots ejected safely.
  4. JAN 292026 Su-27/30 Shot down 🇷🇺 Russia · Su-30SM reportedly shot down over Black Sea; crew did not survive (Ukrainian claim, unverified).
  5. DEC 252025 2× Su-27/30/35 Delivered 🇷🇺 Russia · Seventh and final Su-35S batch of 2025 delivered by UAC completing record production year.
  6. DEC 82025 Su-27 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Su-27 lost during a combat mission. The pilot from the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade was killed.
  7. NOV 132025 Su-27/30/35 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Su-30 crashed in the Republic of Karelia; both crew killed.
  8. SEP 242025 2× Su-27/30/35 Delivered 🇷🇺 Russia · New production batch delivered by UAC Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant to Russian Aerospace Forces.
  9. 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.
  10. APR 282025 Su-27 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost during a mission repelling Russian drone attacks; the pilot ejected and survived.
  11. FEB 22025 Su-27 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Su-27P1M shot down near Pokrovsk by Russian aircraft.
  12. AUG 122024 Su-27 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Damaged on the ground at Myrhorod Air Base.
  13. JUL 12024 6× Su-27 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Destroyed/damaged during Russian Iskander-M missile strike on Myrhorod Air Base.
  14. JUN 102024 Su-27 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Su-27UB damaged beyond repair by an Iskander attack on Myrhorod Air Base.
  15. MAY 192024 Su-27 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Su-27P destroyed in a Ukrainian UAV attack on Kushchevskaya Air Base.
  16. MAY 172024 Su-27 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Shot down by a Russian Su-35S; the pilot died.
  17. MAY 142024 Su-27 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Damaged on the ground following strikes at Belbek air base.
  18. MAR 282024 Su-27 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed into the sea near Sevastopol due to mechanical failure; the pilot ejected.
  19. DEC 222023 Su-27 Other 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost over Ozerne Airfield during a Geran-2 attack.
  20. AUG 122023 Su-27/30/35 Crash 🇷🇺 Russia · Crashed in Kaliningrad Oblast during training after a reported technical malfunction; both crew members were killed.
  21. MAR 282023 Su-27 Other 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost while intercepting Russian loitering ammunition Shahed-136 drones near Myrhorod, Poltava.
  22. MAR 102023 Su-27 Destroyed 🇷🇺 Russia · Damaged in a partisan attack on Uglovoye airfield in Primorsky Krai, Russia.
  23. OCT 122022 Su-27 Other 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost over Shishatsk; the pilot died.
  24. AUG 212022 Su-27 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Lost during a combat mission.
  25. JUL 242022 2× Su-27 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Destroyed during a Russian missile strike on Kanatovo Air Base.
  26. JUL 22022 Su-27 Other 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Damaged and being transported for repairs.
  27. JUN 52022 Su-27 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Shot down while flying at low altitude near Orikhiv, reportedly by air-to-air missile or friendly fire.
  28. MAR 102022 Su-27 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Damaged or destroyed during Russian missile strike on Kanatovo air base.
  29. FEB 282022 Su-27 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Shot down by MANPADS over Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast; the pilot was killed.
  30. FEB 252022 Su-27 Shot down 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Shot down over Kyiv by Russian S-400 SAMs; the crash damaged a residential complex.
  31. FEB 242022 2× Su-27 Destroyed 🇺🇦 Ukraine · Destroyed and another damaged on Ozerne Air Base in Zhytomyr Oblast by Russian strikes.