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Russia-Ukraine War — Military Losses Tracker

Name: Russia-Ukraine War — Military Losses Tracker
Creator: GlobalMilitary.net

575 documented military equipment losses since 24 February 2022 — 543 aircraft and 32 naval vessels (Russia 327, Ukraine 248). Latest recorded event: 15 October 2026.

Overview

The Russia-Ukraine war escalated into a full-scale conflict on February 24, 2022, following years of tensions that began with the 2014 annexation of Crimea and fighting in the Donbas region. Now in its fifth year, the war has involved large-scale air, naval, and ground operations, resulting in significant military equipment losses on both sides. This page tracks documented air force and naval losses throughout the conflict.

Total losses

575

Aircraft

54394%

Naval

326%

Days tracked

1,694

Last event

Oct 15, 2026

Force Balance

🇺🇦 Ukraine

🇷🇺 Russia

1,000,000 Active troops 1,100,000
$84B Defense budget $152B
368 Military aircraft 5,308
38 Active fleetships 456
0 Nuclear warheads 5,420
47.0 ATLAS Indexstrongest member 83.0
235 Aircraft lost 308
13 Naval losses 19
63.9% Air fleet attritionlosses vs current active fleet 5.8%

Inventories, budgets and indexes from the GlobalMilitary.net reference database — losses from this tracker. Compare Ukraine vs Russia →

Situation Report

Losses by Belligerent 2 tracked

Belligerent	Total	Aircraft	Naval
🇷🇺 Russia · Russia Shot down: 103 · Destroyed: 118 · Crash: 39 · Other: 48 Sunk: 7 · Destroyed: 12	327	308	19
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Ukraine Shot down: 78 · Destroyed: 86 · Crash: 24 · Other: 47 Sunk: 6 · Destroyed: 2 · Captured: 5	248	235	13

Total 575 losses — 543 aircraft · 32 naval (29 more damaged, not counted)

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Air Force Losses

Aircraft losses by country

🇷🇺Russia	308
🇺🇦Ukraine	235

Aircraft losses by type

Combat Aircraft 259
Military Helicopters 221
Military Transport Aircraft 25
Bombers 15
Military Training Aircraft 11
Military Drones 10
Military Special Mission Aircraft 2

Top aircraft models lost

Model	Category	Number lost
Mi-8 Hip	Military Helicopters	102
Su-25 Frogfoot	Combat Aircraft	64
Ka-52 Alligator Hokum-B	Military Helicopters	54
MiG-29 Fulcrum	Combat Aircraft	50
Su-24 Fencer	Combat Aircraft	42
Su-34 Fullback	Combat Aircraft	39
Mi-24 Hind	Military Helicopters	38
Su-27 Flanker	Combat Aircraft	25
Su-30 Flanker-C	Combat Aircraft	17
Mi-28 Havoc	Military Helicopters	14

Cumulative Air Losses

Monthly Air Losses

Naval Events

Naval losses by country

🇷🇺Russia	19
🇺🇦Ukraine	13

Naval losses by type hulls lost · damaged ships not counted in totals

Country	Sunk	Destroyed	Captured	Damaged
🇷🇺Russia	7	12	—	28
🇺🇦Ukraine	6	2	5	1

Naval Losses Timeline

Event Log

575 losses recorded

Force

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Domain

Air Naval

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In the News

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OCT 13, 2026

Su-34 Fullback Is the Combat Jet Russia Has Lost Most Often Since 2022, With 37 Airframes in GMN's Log

GlobalMilitary.net's log of documented losses records 37 Russian Su-34 airframes lost since February 2022, more than any other fixed-wing combat aircraft, as the destruction of a Fullback at Khanskaya Air Base on October 4 and a new delivery batch on October 7 bracket the latest week.

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OCT 2, 2026

Ukraine Says Its FP-7 Ballistic Missile Has Been Used in Combat for the First Time

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on October 1, 2026 that Ukraine's domestically developed FP-7 tactical ballistic missile, built by Fire Point, had been used in combat for the first time, without disclosing the target or location; the claim has not been independently verified.

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SEP 30, 2026

Russia Plans $202 Billion Defense Budget for 2027, Highest Since War Began, Budget Documents Show

Russia plans to spend 17.1 trillion roubles ($202.6 billion) on national defense in 2027, around 27% more than originally budgeted and the highest figure since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to government budget documents seen by Reuters on September 28.

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AUG 28, 2026

UK Clears MBDA to Give Ukraine Storm Shadow Blueprints for Battlefield AI Data

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham authorized MBDA on August 24 to release technical data on the UK-controlled components of the Storm Shadow and SCALP cruise missile, according to Breaking Defense, unblocking Ukrainian production of a weapon whose donor stockpiles are close to exhausted.

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AUG 27, 2026

Ukraine Parades Nine Naval Drones on the Dnipro, from Air-Defense Fits to a Drone Carrier

Kyiv's 35th Independence Day parade on 24 August 2026 carried no tanks and no marching troops: nine unmanned surface vessels ran down the Dnipro, in air-defense, drone-carrier, rocket-artillery and strike configurations that show Ukraine's sea drones splitting into specialized roles.

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AUG 13, 2026

Russia's Two Kalibr Frigates in the Black Sea Have Each Been Hit Three Times in 2026

The 12 August strike on Novorossiysk damaged Admiral Makarov and Admiral Essen for the third time this year. GlobalMilitary.net's event log now holds 19 records for the Russian Navy in 2026, and not one of them is a commissioning.

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European Airspace Violations Activity tracker

Airspace violations beyond Ukraine are tracked separately. Drones, missiles and combat aircraft from this war that crossed into the airspace of countries not party to it — Romania, Poland, the Baltic states, Moldova and further west — are logged incident by incident on their own page.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many aircraft have been lost in the Russia-Ukraine War?

GlobalMilitary.net has recorded 543 aircraft lost in the Russia-Ukraine War since February 2022, each logged as an individual event with its source. Russia accounts for the largest share with 308 aircraft lost.

How many naval losses have been recorded in the Russia-Ukraine War?

32 naval vessels have been recorded lost (sunk, destroyed or captured) in the Russia-Ukraine War, and a further 29 damaged. Damaged ships stay in their fleet and are not counted as losses. Russia has suffered the most with 19 naval losses.

Which aircraft has been lost most often in the Russia-Ukraine War?

The Mi-8 Hip (military helicopters) is the most-lost identified type, with 102 recorded losses.

How are these losses verified?

Every event is compiled from open-source reports — Wikipedia loss lists, news agencies and OSINT trackers — and recorded individually with its date, location and source link. Only equipment identified by type is counted, and each entry links to the corresponding aircraft or ship class in our reference database. Personnel casualties are out of scope.

How up to date is this tracker?

The tracker is updated daily as new losses are confirmed. The most recent recorded event dates from October 15, 2026.

Data compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) and other open sources. All locations are approximate and based on publicly available reports. All sources are referenced in the detail pages.
Sources: Aviation shootdowns and accidents · Naval warfare

Russia-Ukraine War — Military Losses Tracker

Overview

Force Balance

Situation Report

Latest Events

Air Force Losses

Naval Events

Event Log

In the News

Su-34 Fullback Is the Combat Jet Russia Has Lost Most Often Since 2022, With 37 Airframes in GMN's Log

Ukraine Says Its FP-7 Ballistic Missile Has Been Used in Combat for the First Time

Russia Plans $202 Billion Defense Budget for 2027, Highest Since War Began, Budget Documents Show

UK Clears MBDA to Give Ukraine Storm Shadow Blueprints for Battlefield AI Data

Ukraine Parades Nine Naval Drones on the Dnipro, from Air-Defense Fits to a Drone Carrier

Russia's Two Kalibr Frigates in the Black Sea Have Each Been Hit Three Times in 2026

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