Aircraft Losses during Ukraine-Russia war
Overview
Record of all aircraft losses that have occurred since the beginning of the Ukraine-Russia 2022 conflict, encompassing fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and drones. Each entry is documented with details including the date of loss, the number of aircraft involved, the specific model, and the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Cumulative Aircraft Losses
Monthly Losses
Aircraft losses by country
| Country | Aircraft lost | |
|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Russia | 271 | |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 238 | |
Losses by Type
Top aircraft models lost
| Model | Category | Number lost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mi-8 | Military Helicopters | 89 | |
| Su-25 | Combat Aircraft | 66 | |
| Ka-52 | Military Helicopters | 51 | |
| MiG-29 | Combat Aircraft | 51 | |
| Su-24 | Combat Aircraft | 41 | |
| Su-34 | Combat Aircraft | 31 | |
| Su-27 | Combat Aircraft | 30 | |
| Mi-24/35 | Military Helicopters | 21 | |
| Mi-24 | Military Helicopters | 18 | |
| Mi-28 | Military Helicopters | 12 | |
Full records of aircraft losses
| Date | Force | Aircraft Type | Model | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Helicopter | Mi-24/35 | 1 | Mi-24P shot down by Ukrainian MANPADS in Kyiv Oblast. |
| March 6, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-25 | 1 | Su-25SM wreckage found in Blystavytsya, Kyiv Oblast. |
| March 6, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-34 | 1 | Shot down near Kharkiv by Ukrainian air defenses. |
| March 6, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Helicopter | Mi-8 | 1 | Mi-8 shot down by Ukrainian forces over Dnipro river near Nova Kakhovka; 17 crew members killed. |
| March 6, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Army Aviation | Helicopter | Mi-8 | 2 | Lost to enemy fire, the four crew members died. |
| March 6, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Transport | An-24/26 | 1 | An-26 Blue 57 destroyed at Vinnytsia Air Base after a Russian missile attack. |
| March 5, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Helicopter | Mi-24/35 | 1 | Shot down and filmed by a drone, another shot down in Mykolaiv Oblast; wreckage was recorded. |
| March 5, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Helicopter | Mi-24/35 | 1 | Mi-35 shot down in Bashtanka Raion of Mykolaiv Oblast; wreckage images circulated. |
| March 5, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Helicopter | Mi-8 | 2 | Two destroyed near Mykolaiv. |
| March 5, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-27/30/35 | 1 | Loss of Su-30SM announced while on combat duty in Ukraine. |
| March 5, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-34 | 2 | Shot down near Chernihiv; another destroyed near Hrabivka. |
| March 5, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Naval Aviation | Combat | Su-27/30 | 1 | Su-30SM shot down in Bashtanka Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast. |
| March 4, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Helicopter | Mi-8 | 2 | Shot down near Volnovakha and Makarov, crews died. |
| March 4, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-25 | 2 | Two Su-25SM lost; one over Volnovakha, the other shot down in Chernihiv. |
| March 3, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Helicopter | Mi-28 | 1 | Reportedly lost, the crew dead. |
| Date | Force | Aircraft Type | Model | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 3, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-25 | 1 | Su-25SM shot down over Irpin, crashed in Makariv, Kyiv Oblast. |
| March 3, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | Su-25 | 1 | Lost over Mykolaiv. |
| March 2, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | MiG-29 | 1 | Shot down by Russian aircraft over Kyiv. |
| March 2, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | Su-24 | 1 | Shot down near Novohrad-Volynskyi; both pilot and navigator died. |
| March 2, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | Su-25 | 1 | Lost over Starokostiantyniv, Khmelnytskyi Oblast; the pilot died. |
| March 1, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Helicopter | Mi-24/35 | 1 | Mi-35M shot down with MANPADS in the Kyiv Reservoir and later retrieved. |
| March 1, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-25 | 1 | Su-25SM lost over Ukraine. |
| March 1, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-34 | 1 | Lost near Borodyanka. |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Helicopter | Ka-52 | 2 | Damaged by Ukrainian MANPADS fire during the Battle of Antonov Airport, later destroyed. |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Helicopter | Mi-24/35 | 1 | Shot down by Ukrainian MANPADS, falling into the Kyiv Reservoir. |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-34 | 1 | Shot down near Buzova airfield. |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | Su-27 | 1 | Shot down by MANPADS over Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast; the pilot was killed. |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Army Aviation | Helicopter | Mi-8 | 1 | Shot down by Russian forces over Makariv, Kyiv region; all three crew members died. |
| Feb. 27, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Transport | An-24/26 | 1 | An-26 destroyed while in storage at Kherson International Airport after its capture by Russian forces. |
| Feb. 27, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | MiG-29 | 6 | Destroyed following a Russian missile attack on Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport. |
| Date | Force | Aircraft Type | Model | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 27, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | Su-24 | 4 | Destroyed by Russian attacks on the Lutsk airport. |
| Feb. 27, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | Su-24 | 1 | Lost near Bucha, Kyiv Oblast; both pilots died. |
| Feb. 26, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Helicopter | Mi-24/35 | 1 | Mi-35 shot down in Sahy, Kherson region; images of wreck were published. |
| Feb. 26, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | Su-25 | 4 | Lost in Kherson Oblast; at least three were shot down and one pilot was captured. |
| Feb. 25, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-27/30/35 | 1 | Su-30SM destroyed on the ground in Millerovo following a Ukrainian Tochka missile attack. |
| Feb. 25, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | MiG-29 | 1 | Lost between Horolivka and Hrushka during the second day of the invasion. |
| Feb. 25, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | Su-25 | 1 | Shot down near Hlibivka, Vyshhorod, Kyiv region. |
| Feb. 25, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | Su-27 | 1 | Shot down over Kyiv by Russian S-400 SAMs; the crash damaged a residential complex. |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Transport | An-26 | 1 | Crashed in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, reportedly due to a technical malfunction. |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-25 | 1 | Lost due to pilot error; the pilot ejected and was rescued. |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Transport | An-24/26 | 1 | An-26 shot down south of Kyiv; five crew members were killed. |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Training | L-39 | 5 | Destroyed in non-operational storage at Chuhuiv air base by Russian missile strikes. |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Training | L-39 | 1 | Shot down by Russian aircraft in Khmelnytskyi Oblast during the invasion's opening hours. |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | MiG-29 | 4 | Destroyed in non-operational storage at Starokostiantyniv Air Base by Russian missile strikes. |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | MiG-29 | 5 | Lost in combat during the first day of the Russian invasion. |
| Date | Force | Aircraft Type | Model | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 24, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | Su-24 | 1 | Destroyed in non-operational storage at Starokostiantyniv Air Base by Russian missile strikes. |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | Su-24 | 1 | Lost in Hostomel; both pilots died. |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | Su-25 | 3 | Destroyed at Kulbakino Air Base by Russian missile strikes. |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | Su-27 | 2 | Destroyed and another damaged on Ozerne Air Base in Zhytomyr Oblast by Russian strikes. |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Transport | Il-76 | 1 | Il-76MD UR-76697 of the 25th Transport Aviation Brigade destroyed by a Russian strike at Melitopol Air Base. |
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