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

Aircrafts losses by country

Country Aircraft lost
πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russia 249
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukraine 220

Losses by Type

Top aircrafts models lost

Model Category Number lost
Mi-8 Military Helicopter 81
Su-25 Combat Aircraft 65
Ka-52 Military Helicopter 50
MiG-29 Combat Aircraft 49
Su-24 Combat Aircraft 41
Su-34 Combat Aircraft 29
Su-27 Combat Aircraft 28
Mi-24 Military Helicopter 18
Mi-24/35 Military Helicopter 15
Mi-28 Military Helicopter 12

Full records of aircrafts losses

Date Force Aircraft Type Model Number Description
June 13, 2025 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Combat Su-25 1 Crashed near Soledar, Donetsk Oblast during a combat mission; pilot ejected and rescued.
June 7, 2025 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Combat Su-27/30/35 1 Su-35S shot down by Ukrainian forces and crashed in Kursk Oblast; pilot ejected and rescued.
June 1, 2025 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Bomber Tu-95 8 Four Tu-22M3 destroyed on the ground at Belaya air base by drone attacks during Ukraine operation "Spiderweb"
June 1, 2025 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Bomber Tu-22M 4 Four Tu-22M3 Backfire destroyed on the ground at Belaya, Olenya and Ukrainka air force bases by drone attacks during Ukraine operation "Spiderweb"
June 1, 2025 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Transport An-12 1 One An-12 Cub transport airplane destroyed on the ground at Olenya air base by drone attacks during Ukraine operation "Spiderweb"
June 1, 2025 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Other A-50 1 One A-50 Mainstay radar aircraft destroyed on the ground at Olenya air base by drone attacks during Ukraine operation "Spiderweb"
May 23, 2025 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Helicopter Mi-8 1 Crashed in Uritsky District, Oryol Oblast, resulting in the death of three crew members.
May 16, 2025 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukrainian Air Force Combat F-16 1 Lost during an operational mission amid a Russian drone attack; the pilot ejected and survived.
May 2, 2025 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Naval Aviation Combat Su-27/30 1 Su-30SM shot down by Ukrainian MAGURA V5 drones armed with R-73 missiles in the Black Sea.
April 28, 2025 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukrainian Air Force Combat Su-27 1 Lost during a mission repelling Russian drone attacks; the pilot ejected and survived.
April 12, 2025 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukrainian Air Force Combat F-16AM 1 F-16AM shot down by a Russian missile during an operational mission.
March 23, 2025 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Helicopter Ka-52 2 Damaged by HIMARS barrages at a helicopter forward operating base in Ivnyansky District, Belgorod Oblast; one was repairable.
March 23, 2025 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Helicopter Mi-28 1 Mi-28N severely damaged by HIMARS barrages at a helicopter forward operating base in Ivnyansky District, Belgorod Oblast.
March 23, 2025 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Helicopter Mi-8 1 Mi-8MTV-5 sustained severe damage from HIMARS barrage at a forward operating base.
March 22, 2025 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Combat Su-34 1 Damaged after an emergency gear-up landing at Lipetsk Air Base.
March 2, 2025 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukrainian Air Force Combat Su-25 2 Wreckage, previously operational, recorded in a Ukrainian documentary.
Feb. 22, 2025 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukrainian Navy Helicopter Sea King 1 Sea King HU.5 crash landed near Mykolaiv due to mechanical issues, sustaining substantial damage.
Feb. 14, 2025 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukrainian Army Aviation Helicopter Mi-8 1 Mi-8MT recorded crashed in Ukraine.
Feb. 8, 2025 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Combat Su-25 1 Shot down by Ukrainian soldiers using Igla MANPADS near Toretsk; the pilot ejected and escaped.
Feb. 2, 2025 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukrainian Air Force Combat Su-27 1 Su-27P1M shot down near Pokrovsk by Russian aircraft.
Feb. 1, 2025 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Combat Su-25 1 Wreckage recorded outside the base of Gvardeyskoye in Crimea.
Jan. 15, 2025 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukrainian Army Aviation Helicopter Mi-8 1 Mi-17V-5 crashed under unknown circumstances in Ukraine and was heavily damaged.
Jan. 1, 2025 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Helicopter Mi-28 1 Crashed in Kamensky District, Voronezh Oblast, killing both pilots.
Dec. 31, 2024 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Helicopter Mi-8 1 Shot down by an R-73 missile fired from Ukrainian MAGURA V5 USV in the Black Sea near Cape Tarkhankut, Crimea.
Dec. 23, 2024 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Combat Su-25 1 Su-25SM damaged in the canopy by a crash with a ZALA drone.
Dec. 18, 2024 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Helicopter Ka-52 1 Shot down by friendly fire in an unknown location during combat sortie, killing both crew members.
Dec. 14, 2024 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukrainian Air Force Combat Su-25 1 Shot down by Russian S-400 defence system near Kherson Oblast.
Nov. 22, 2024 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukrainian Air Force Combat MiG-29 1 Destroyed on the ground at Dnipro International Airport by an Iskander missile.
Nov. 7, 2024 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Helicopter Ka-52 1 Crashed in an unknown location; one crew member died, the other ejected and was injured.
Oct. 26, 2024 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Helicopter Mi-28 1 Suffered mechanical failures and crashed in Kerch Strait, killing two crew members.
Oct. 22, 2024 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukrainian Army Aviation Helicopter Mi-24 1 Mi-24PU1 crashed in Lviv oblast, suffering damage to rotors and fuselage.
Oct. 6, 2024 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Combat Su-25 1 Wreckage was transported in a truck, airframe likely lost before spring.
Sept. 21, 2024 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Helicopter Mi-8 1 Mi-8AMTSh suffered fire damage destroying the cockpit after arson at Omsk-Severnyy air base.
Sept. 11, 2024 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Combat Su-27/30/35 1 Lost over the Black Sea, unknown cause; both crewmen died.
Aug. 26, 2024 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukrainian Air Force Combat F-16 1 Lost during a Russian missile and drone attack.
Aug. 25, 2024 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Helicopter Mi-8 1 Damaged by Ukrainian fire and crash-landed in Kursk Oblast.
Aug. 22, 2024 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Combat Su-24 1 Su-24M damaged during a Ukrainian drone attack on Marinovka air base.
Aug. 22, 2024 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Combat Su-34 3 Destroyed on the ground during a Ukrainian drone attack on Marinovka air base.
Aug. 22, 2024 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukrainian Air Force Training L-39 1 Suffered an accident during flight after a stork impacted the canopy; the damaged aircraft was landed.
Aug. 16, 2024 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukrainian Air Force Combat MiG-29 1 Destroyed on the ground by a Russian Iskander M strike at Dnipro Airport.
Aug. 12, 2024 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukrainian Air Force Combat MiG-29 1 Shot down in combat by a Russian Su-30.
Aug. 12, 2024 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukrainian Air Force Combat Su-27 1 Damaged on the ground at Myrhorod Air Base.
Aug. 10, 2024 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Helicopter Ka-52 1 Shot down by Ukrainian forces using MANPADS in Kursk Oblast.
Aug. 6, 2024 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Helicopter Ka-52 1 Shot down by Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast.
Aug. 2, 2024 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Combat Su-34 1 Destroyed on the ground by a Ukrainian drone attack on Morozovsk air base.
Aug. 1, 2024 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukrainian Air Force Helicopter Mi-2 1 Mi-2MSB reported lost in a crash during a flying training exercise near Kharkiv; two pilots died.
July 31, 2024 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Helicopter Mi-8 1 Mi-8MTV-2 destroyed on the ground by Ukrainian MGM-140 ATACMS fire; 20 fatalities.
July 29, 2024 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukrainian Air Force Combat Su-25 1 Destroyed on the ground by Russian Lancet strike in Kryvyi Rih.
July 29, 2024 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Ukrainian Army Aviation Helicopter Mi-8 1 Recorded dumped next to a field in Russian controlled Ukraine.
July 27, 2024 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Russian Air Force Combat Su-34 1 Crashed in Volgograd Oblast during training; both crew ejected.
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