List of aircraft losses during the Russo-Ukrainian War

This is a list of Ukrainian, Russian and Russian-separatist aircraft losses during the Russo-Ukrainian War based on visual evidences or official confirmation from involved parties. It includes helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and droness (UAVs), and losses from the War in Donbas, the current Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Wagner Group mutiny.

Donbas (2014–2022)

During the War in Donbas, on 20 November 2014, Ukrainian sources reported at a press conference in London, United Kingdom, that their total aerial losses during the conflict in the east were: one Su-24, six Su-25s, two MiG-29s, one An-26, one An-30 and one Il-76.[1][2][3] Another Su-24 was damaged. Helicopter losses amounted to seven Mi-8/17s and five Mi-24s.[4][5][6]

Ukraine

Fixed-wing aircraft
Operator Date Comments
Ukraine 6 June 2014 An An-30B surveillance plane, bort number Yellow 80, was shot down with two shoulder-launched missiles. 3 crewmen survived, 5 died.[7][8]
Ukraine 14 June 2014 An Ilyushin Il-76 transport plane was shot down as it approached an airport in Luhansk, killing nine crew members and 40 troops on board.[9]
Ukraine 14 June 2014 Claim: Rebels claimed to have shot down a Sukhoi Su-24 with a portable anti-aircraft gun after it had dropped cluster munitions on a local police station. They also claimed that they had captured the pilot after he bailed out.[10][11]
Ukraine 19 June 2014 Claim: A spokesman for the militia in Donetsk stated that they downed a Sukhoi Su-25 during fighting in Yampil.[12]
Ukraine 2 July 2014 A Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-25, call sign Blue 06, crashed due to a technical fault while landing at Dnipropetrovsk International Airport. The pilot ejected safely.[13][14]
Ukraine 2 July 2014 A Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-24, call sign Yellow 11, was damaged by MANPAD fire, the engine caught fire but managed to land but caught fire again and the fire was extinguished. The crew was alive and well.[15]
Ukraine 14 July 2014 An Antonov An-26 transport aircraft was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over eastern Ukraine while flying at 6,500 metres (21,300 ft). The Ukrainian defence minister claimed that the altitude is far from the reach of a shoulder-launched missile, suggesting that the aircraft was downed.[16][17][18] Two crewmembers were captured by pro-Russian militia, four were rescued by Ukrainian forces.[19] The remaining two aviators were found dead on 17 July.[20]
Ukraine (2) 16 July 2014 An Su-25, call sign Blue 03, was shot down over eastern Ukraine near Amvrosiivka, and the pilot ejected successfully. National Security Council spokesman Andriy Lysenko said that it was shot down by a missile fired from a Russian MiG-29.[21][22][23] Another Su-25 call sign Blue 41 was damaged by separatist a MANPAD, the attack fighter landed safety.[24]
Ukraine (2) 23 July 2014 Two Su-25s, call signs Blue 04 and Blue 33, were shot down in the rebel-held area of Savur-Mohyla. Ukrainian authorities claimed that they were hit by anti-aircraft missiles launched from Russia.[25][26][27][28] Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that one of the attack planes was probably shot down by an air-to-air missile.[29]
Ukraine 7 August 2014 Pro-Russian forces shot down a MiG-29 with a Buk missile near Yenakiieve. The pilot safely ejected.[30] Separatist sources claimed he was captured and interrogated.[31]
Ukraine 17 August 2014 A MiG-29 was shot down by rebels in Luhansk Oblast returning after a successful mission. The pilot ejected and was found by search and rescue.[32]
Ukraine 20 August 2014 An Su-24M, White 27, was shot down by rebel forces in Luhansk Oblast. The two crewmembers ejected successfully.[33]
Ukraine 29 August 2014 A Sukhoi Su-25, call sign Blue 08, was shot down near Starobesheve by a surface-to-air missile during the battle of Ilovaisk. The pilot, Captain Vladyslav Voloshyn, ejected and after 4 days reached Ukrainian-controlled territory.[34][35][36]
Rotary-wing aircraft
Operator Date Comments
Ukraine 25 April 2014 A Mil Mi-8MT, call sign Yellow 55, was destroyed after it was struck by small arms fire on the fuel tanks while preparing for departure in Kramatorsk Airport.[37]
Ukraine(2) 2 May 2014 Two Mil Mi-24s were shot down during large-scale operations during the Siege of Sloviansk.[38] Rebels claimed they had taken one pilot captive.[39] The Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that two helicopters had been shot down, killing two airmen.[40]
Ukraine 5 May 2014 A Mil Mi-24 crashed after it was shot down by a heavy machine gun operated by rebel forces. The damaged helicopter landed in a river, and all crew members survived. Later, it was destroyed by an airstrike.[41][42]
Ukraine 29 May 2014 A Mil Mi-8 was shot down by rebel forces between Kramatorsk and Mount Karachun, killing 14 on board, among them General Serhiy Kulchytsky. Another soldier was seriously injured.[43]
Ukraine 4 June 2014 Two Mil Mi-24s were forced to land by rebel fire; one was burned out by the damage and could not be repaired.[44]
Ukraine 21 June 2014 A Mil Mi-8 crashed while delivering military hardware near Chuhuiv.[45]
Ukraine 24 June 2014 The Ukrainian military said that an Mil Mi-8 had been shot down by pro-Russian rebels in the east near Sloviansk, killing all nine people on board.[46]
Ukraine 7 August 2014 Pro-Russian forces shot down an Mi-8MT, call sign Yellow 62, in Manuilivka, Donetsk Oblast.[47][4]
Ukraine 19 August 2014 A Mil Mi-8 was shot down near the village of Heorhiivka, Luhansk Oblast.[6]
Ukraine 20 August 2014 A Mil Mi-24 was shot down near the town of Horlivka according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence. Both pilots died in the attack.[48]
Ukraine 27 August 2014 A Mil Mi-8, call sign Yellow 59, crashed while landing in Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast.[5]

Russia

 Russian Air Force August 2014 A Forpost drone was shot down in eastern Ukraine.[49]
 Russian Air Force October 2014 A Forpost drone was lost in eastern Ukraine.[49]
 Russian Air Force May 2015 A Forpost drone was shot down by the Ukrainian Dnipro-1 Battalion in Pisky, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.[49]
 Russian Air Force October 2016 A Forpost drone was lost in eastern Ukraine.[49]
 Russian Air Force October 2016 A Forpost drone was lost in eastern Ukraine.[49]

Total losses

Aircraft losses
Airframe Destroyed Damaged
MiG-29 2 Ukraine
Su-25 5 Ukraine 1 Ukraine
Su-24 1 Ukraine 1 Ukraine
An-26 1 Ukraine
An-30 1 Ukraine
Il-76 1 Ukraine
Mi-8/17 7 Ukraine
Mil Mi-24 5 Ukraine
Forpost 5 Russia

Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022–present)

Ukraine

Fixed-wing aircraft

2022
Service Date Type Description
Ukraine 24 February Unspecified/Unknown A military aircraft of unspecified type was destroyed by Russian missiles in Odesa Air Base.[50]
Ukraine 24 February L-39 Albatros An L-39 Albatros light attack jet from the 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade [uk] piloted by Dmytro Kolomiyets was shot down by Russian aircraft in Khmelnytskyi Oblast.[51][52][53]
Ukraine (5) 24 February 5 MiG-29 Five MiG-29s from 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade were destroyed in combat by Russian aircraft:
One piloted by Lt. Colonel Yerko Viacheslav Volodymyrovych [uk][54][55] and another was shot down near, Dnipro river near Kosyn in Kyiv Oblast.[56][57]
One MiG-29 was shot down in Sosnivka, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, the pilot ejected.[58]
One MiG-29UB with Volodomyr Kokhanskyi and Roman Pasulko was shot down over Sukholisy, Bila Tserkva Raion.[59][60][61][62]
Finally one MiG-29 piloted by Viaseslav Radionov [uk] was shot down in Vasylkiv, Kyiv Oblast.[63]
Ukraine (3) 24 February 2 Su-25, 1 L-39 Albatros Russian missile strikes against Kulbakino Air Base destroyed two Su-25 attack aircraft, call sign Blue 12 and Blue 42, and a L-39 trainer.[64][65]
Ukraine (6) 24 February 5 L-39 Albatros, 1 MiG-29 Russian missile strikes against Chuhuiv air base destroyed five L-39 trainers in non-operational storage. An operational MiG-29 was damaged beyond repair after crashing during take-off.[66][67]
Ukraine (2) 24 February MiG-29, Su-24 Russian missile strikes against Starokostiantyniv Air Base destroyed at least four MiG-29s and at least one Su-24 in non-operational storage.[68]
Ukraine 24 February An-26 An An-26 transport aircraft, call sign Blue 59, was shot down south of Kyiv; five from a crew of fourteen were killed.[69][70]
Ukraine 24 February Su-27 Lt. Colonel Eduard Vahorovskyi on its Su-27 was shot down near Ozerne airfield in Zhytomyr Oblast.[71][72][73]
Ukraine (2) 24 February 2 Su-27 Russian strikes killed seven pilots and servicemen[74] destroyed a Su-27 codename Blue 37, and damaged another[75] on Ozerne Air Base in Zhytomyr Oblast.[76][77]
Ukraine 24 February Su-24 An Su-24, call sign White 20 was shot down by Russian forces in Hostomel; both pilots, Major Dmitry Kulikov and Major Nikolai Savchuk, died.[78][79][80]
Ukraine (4) 24–26 February 4 Su-25 Four Su-25s from the 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade were lost in Kherson Oblast:
A Su-25, call sign "Blue 19", piloted by Lt. Col Oleksandr Zhybrov [uk] was lost near Chaplynka, Lt. Col Zhybrov died.[81]
On 26 February, Su-25 call sign "Blue 30", was shot down in Kherson Oblast, near Mykolaiv.[82] The pilot, Oleksander Scherbakov [uk] died.[83][84][85]
A Su-25M1, call sign "Blue 31", from the 299th TAB was shot down near Fedorivka.[86] Captain Andriy Antikhovich died.[87][88]
The last Su-25, call sign Blue 49 shot down in Kherson Oblast was piloted by Andriy Maksymov. Maksymov was injured but survived and was captured on 26–27 February.[89][90][91]
Ukraine 25 February MiG-29 A MiG-29 was lost between Horolivka and Hrushka in Ivano-Frankivsk.[92]
Ukraine 25 February Su-27 A Su-27P, call sign Blue 100 was shot down over Kyiv by Russian S-400 SAMs; the crash damaged a residential complex. The pilot, Colonel Oleksandr Oksanchenko, died.[93][94]
Ukraine 25 February Su-25 An Su-25, call sign Blue 39, piloted by Henadiy Matulyak [uk], was shot down by a Russian jetfighter near Hlibivka, Vyshhorod, Kyiv Oblast.[95][96]
Ukraine 25 February Su-24M Su-24M, call sign White 08, was shot down in Voznesenske, Zolotonosha Raion, Cherkasy Oblast.[97]
Ukraine (6) 26 February 6 MiG-29 A Russian missile attack on Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport destroyed six MiG-29s.[98][99]
Ukraine (4) 27 February 4 Su-24 Military aircraft were destroyed by Russian attacks on Lutsk Airport, Commercial satellite imagery showed the wreckage of four Su-24s.[100][101]
Ukraine 27 February Su-24 An Su-24, call sign White 77, from the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade was shot down near Bucha, Kyiv Oblast. The pilots, Commander Ruslan Bilous [uk] and Commander Roman Dovhaliuk [uk], died and were awarded the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky.[102][103][79]
Ukraine 27 February An-26 An An-26 in storage at Kherson International Airport was destroyed following the Russian capture of the airport.[104]
Ukraine 28 February Su-27 An Su-27, call sign Blue 11 was shot down by MANPADS over Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast. Its pilot, Maj. Stepan Chobanu [uk], was killed.[105][106] He was awarded Hero of Ukraine on 3 March.[107]
Ukraine 1 March Su-24M An Su-24M, from the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade was shot down near the village of Krasenyvka, Zolotonosha, Cherkasy Oblast. The pilots were wounded, but survived.[108]
Ukraine 2 March Su-25 An Su-25 from 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade piloted by Oleksandr Korpan was lost over Starokostiantyniv, Khmelnytskyi Oblast. Korpan died as a result.[109][110][111]
Ukraine 2 March MiG-29 A MiG-29 piloted by Oleksandr Brynzhala [uk] was shot down by Russian aircraft over Kyiv.[112][113] On 2 April, Brynzhala was awarded Hero of Ukraine order, posthumously.[114]
Ukraine 2 March Su-24 An Su-24 was shot down near Novohrad-Volynskyi; the pilot, Colonel Mykola Kovalenko [uk], and navigator, Captain Yevhen Kazimirov [uk], died.[115][78][79]
Ukraine 3 March Su-25 An Su-25, call sign Blue 40, from the 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade piloted by Captain Vadym Moroz [uk] was lost over Mykolaiv.[116][117]
Ukraine (2) 4 March Su-25/UB, 1 L-39 Albatros An Su-25 or UB variant, was destroyed in the ground by Russian forces in Kulbakino Air Base, Mykolaiv Oblast.[118] Also a L-39M1 Albatros trainer was destroyed as well.[119]
Ukraine 5 March Unspecified/Unknown An unidentified Ukrainian jetfighter was shot down by Russian aircraft over Zhytomyr Oblast. The pilot ejected and survived.[120]
Ukraine (3) 6 March 3 Su-27 Russian attack on Kanatovo Reserve Air Base left three SU-27s, call sign Blue 26, 46 and 48 damaged.[121]
Ukraine 6 March An-26 An An-26 cargo plane, call sign Blue-57, was destroyed at Vinnytsia Air Base after a Russian missile attack.[122][123]
Ukraine 8 March MiG-29 A MiG-29 from the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade, piloted by Major Andriy Liutashyn, was lost near Kyiv.[124][125]
Ukraine 9 March Su-24 An Su-24, call sign White 26, was shot down by a Russian missiles near Lebedyn, Sumy Oblast, the pilots bailed out and survived.[126]
Ukraine 10 March Su-27 At least one Su-27 was damaged or destroyed during Russian missile strike on Kanatovo (air base). Photos displayed in April 2023 by the SBU showed the wreckage of the craft, alongside another two Su-27 destroyed at the base later in July 2022.[127]
Ukraine 12 March Su-24 An Su-24 was shot down by Russian forces near Bilyaivka village, Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast. The pilots, Valeriy Oshkalo and Roman Chekhun, died.[128][79]
Ukraine 13 March MiG-29 Ukrainian military sources reported that a MiG-29 piloted by Cpt. Stepan Tarabalka was lost while defending Ukrainian airspace.[129][130]
Ukraine 14 March MiG-29 Ukrainian officials reported the loss of a MiG-29 piloted by Commander Yevhen Lysenko; his fighter was destroyed by Russian air defenses while fighting Russian aircraft near Zhytomyr.[131][132]
Ukraine 14 March Su-25 An Su-25 was shot down by Russian forces in Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast. The pilot, Roman Vasyliuk, captured, was later released on 24 April in a prisoner swap.[133][134]
Ukraine 18 March Unknown A Russian missile strike on the Lviv State Aircraft Plant designed for MiG-29 repairs, which also contained foreign aircraft, left an unknown number of aircraft destroyed and damaged.[135]
Ukraine 21 March Su-24 An Su-24 piloted by Viacheslav Khodakivskyi was lost near Pokrovsky district, Zaporizhzhia. The pilot died.[136]
Ukraine 22 March Su-25 An Su-25, heavily damaged in combat, was recorded in video.[137] According to a source the Su-25 was piloted by Mayor Rostislav Lazarenko and strafed by Russian aircraft during a attack on Melitopol.[138]
Ukraine 22 March Su-24 An Su-24 bomber, call sign White 49 was shot down by Russian forces near Izium; the body of pilot Oleksiy Kovalenko was found.[139][140][141]
Ukraine 23 March MiG-29 A MiG-29 piloted by Commander Dmytro Chumachenko from the 204th Tactical Aviation Brigade (Ukraine) was lost in air to air combat by Russian aircraft in Zhytomyr Oblast.[142][143][144]
Ukraine 30 March Su-24 An Su-24 bomber was shot down in Kirovohrad. The crew from 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade, Maksym Sikalenko, and navigator Kostiantin Horodnychev, were reported dead.[145] A Su-24 was recorded damaged with a trail of smoke in Rivne, western Ukraine on social media.[146][79]
Ukraine 4 April Il-76 Two Il-76 from the 25th Transport Aviation Brigade were destroyed on the ground by Russian forces at Melitopol Air Base. One of the cargo planes destroyed was in operational state and the other undergoing repairs.[147]
Ukraine 10 April Su-25 An Su-25 was destroyed in the ground inside its hangar at Dnipro Airbase by Russian rocket attacks, a technician was wounded as well.[148]
Ukraine 14 April MiG-29 A MiG-29 was found destroyed in Nova Basan, Chernihiv Oblast, by journalists from France 24; the ordnance the craft was carrying when it was shot down was destroyed by Ukrainian officials.[149]
Ukraine 15 April Su-25 An Su-25 was reported shot down by Russian forces in Izium;[150] the downing of the fighter was recorded by a military IR camera.[151] The pilot, Captain Yehor Serediuk, was reported killed near Izium on 15 April.[152][153] Serediuk was awarded Hero of Ukraine.[154]
Ukraine 30 April Su-24 An Su-24 was damaged by a Russian missile in Kharkov and crashed near Nova Praha, Kirovohrad Oblast. The crew survived.[155]
Ukraine 6 May Su-24 An Su-24, call sign White 12, crashed by a pilot error in Voznesensk airbase, Kherson. Both pilots survived.[156][157][158]
Ukraine 14 May Su-25 An Su-25 from the 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade, piloted by Captain Serhiy Parkhomenko, was shot down in Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.[159][160]
Ukraine 19 May Su-24 An Su-24, call sign White 69 from the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade was lost near Soledar during a combat mission.[161] Pilots Lt. Colonel Ihor Khmara and navigator Mayor Illia Nehar died.[162][163]
Ukraine 5 June Su-27 An Su-27, call sign Blue 38, was shot down while flying at low altitude near Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The pilot, former Commander of the 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade Lt. Col Dmytro Fisher [uk] died.[164][165] The aircraft was reportedly destroyed either by an enemy air-to-air missile or due to friendly fire.[166][167]
Ukraine (2) 16 June MiG-29, Su-24 Two aircraft, a MiG-29 and a Su-24 bomber were destroyed on the ground in Voznesensk airbase, Mykolaiv Oblast, after a Russian attack.[168][169][170]
Ukraine 26 June Su-24MR An Su-24MR, call sign White 84 was lost during a military mission on Snake Island in the Black Sea. Pilot Commander of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade Colonel Mykhailo Matiushenko died and navigator Major Yuriy Krasylnikov was missing.[171][172][173]
Ukraine 2 July Su-27 An Su-27 was recorded damaged being transported for repairs.[174]
Ukraine (4) 24 July 3 Su-27s, 1 Su-24 Three Su-27s and one Su-24 were destroyed during a Russian missile strike on Kanatovo Air Base, one official died and 17 other servicemen were injured.[175][176][177]
Ukraine 26 July Su-25 The Chief of Intelligence of the 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade, Oleksandr Kukurba, died while flying a combat mission on his Su-25, Blue 16 in Dnipro.[178][179][53]
Ukraine 7 August Il-76 An Il-76, with serial number UR-76699, was recorded under Russian control in Melitopol Airport.[180]
Ukraine 14 August MiG-29 A MiG-29 from the 204th Aviation Brigade [uk] piloted by Lt. Colonel Anton Lystopad was lost while fighting Russian forces.[181][182][183]
Ukraine 15 August Su-25 An Su-25 from the 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade piloted by Colonel Yuriy Pohorilyi was lost while fighting Russian forces.[184][185]
Ukraine 21 August Su-27 An Su-27 piloted by Lt. Col Pavlo Babych was lost during a combat mission. The pilot died.[186][187]
Ukraine 7 September Su-25 Ukrainian officials reported the death of 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade pilot Vadym Blahovisnyi while flying a combat mission on an Su-25.[188][189]
Ukraine 19 September Su-25 The remains of an Su-25 were found in Yehorivka, Donetsk Oblast. The aircraft was destroyed by a Russian 9K33 Osa.[190][191][192]
Ukraine 25 September MiG-29 A MiG-29 piloted by Major Taras Viktorovych Redkin was reported lost.[193][194]
Ukraine 29 September Su-24 An Su-24 was shot down by Russian surface-to-air missile in Kaluga, Kherson Oblast. The aircraft was recorded on video with one of its engines on fire before it crashed. The pilots Lt. Col Yevhen Soloviov and Captain Artem Khanko ejected.[195][196][156]
Ukraine (2) 10–11 October Su-27P1M, Su-24M Two fighter jets were lost over Shishatsk, Poltava Oblast. One Su-27P1M, call sign Blue 58 from 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade [uk] piloted by Colonel Oleg Shupik was lost, Shupik died.[197][198] Another aircraft, a Su-24M, Yellow 59, was shot down by an enemy missile after returning from a mission on 12 October.[199][200] One of the pilots survived, the other, Dmytro Bortnyk died.[201] Russian media reported on 27 November that an Su-24 was shot down in air combat by a MiG-31 with a missile.[202]
Ukraine 12 October MiG-29 A MiG-29, call sign Blue 10, was lost while intercepting Russian loitering ammunition Shahed 136 drones in Vinnytsia. One Shahed-136 detonated near the jet, shrapnel struck the cockpit forcing the pilot, Maj. Vadym Voroshylov[203] to eject.[204][205]
Total 96 8 L-39, 24 MiG-29, 16 Su-27, 23 Su-24, 19 Su-25, 3 An-26, 2 Il-76, 2 unidentified.
2023
Service Date Type Description
Ukraine 6 January Su-25 An Su-25 was shot down by a MANPAD over Bakhmut, the engines of the aircraft were recorded later on the city streets in April 2023 by Russian media.[206][207]
Ukraine 7 January MiG-29 A MiG-29 was recorded by satellite imagery destroyed near Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast likely shot down by friendly fire.[208]
Ukraine 27 January Su-25 An Su-25, Blue 37, was shot down by an enemy jet fighter near Kramatorsk resulting in the death of 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade pilot Danilo Murashko [uk].[209][210]
Ukraine 13 February MiG-29 A MiG-29 was shot down while intercepting Shahed-136 loitering munition, reportedly in the area of Pishchanka, Vinnytsia Oblast. The pilot, Lieutenant Dmytro Shklyarevskyi, ejected but was injured and hospitalized.[211][212]
Ukraine 1 March Su-24 An Su-24M was shot down near Bakhmut. Both crewmembers, lieutenant colonel Viktor Volynets and senior lieutenant Solomennikov, were killed.[213][214]
Ukraine 17 March L-39M1 An L-39M1, codename White 15, crashed during a mission near Malyi Klyuchiv, Ivanoo-Frankivsk. The pilot ejected.[215]
Ukraine 28 March Su-27 An Su-27, call sign Blue 30, was lost alongside its pilot Major Denis Kirilyuk while it was intercepting Russian loitering ammunition Shahed 136 drones near Myrhorod, Poltava.[216][217]
Ukraine (5) 29 May Unidentified A Russian missile attack on Starokostiantyniv Air Base left 5 aircraft disabled or damaged according to Ukrainian officials.[218]
Ukraine 2 June MiG-29 MiG-29 call sign White 12 was shotdown killing Vladyslav Savieliev, call sign "Nomad", during combat mission on Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast He was a MiG-29 pilot who participated in a US-sponsored training program at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi.[219][220]
Ukraine 24 July MiG-29 A debris of a lost MiG-29 near Bakhmut was recorded in social media.[221][222]
Ukraine (2) 25 August 2 L-39 Albatros Two L-39 Albatros aircraft collided in Zhytomyr Oblast.[223] Ukrainska Pravda reported the death of three pilots; Majors Andrii Pilshchykov call sign Juice, Viacheslav Minka and deputy commander of the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade, Serhii Prokazin.[93][224][225]
Ukraine 19 September MiG-29 A MiG-29 was hit and damaged by Russian ZALA Lancet kamikaze drone at Krivoi Rog Air Base.[226]
Ukraine (2) 23 September 2 unidentified Two aircraft, presumably MiG-29 or Su-25 were destroyed at Krivoi Rog Air Base.[227]
Ukraine 25 September MiG-29 A MiG-29 was destroyed at Kulbakino Air Base, Mykolaiv.[228][229]
Ukraine 10 October Su-25 An Su-25 was destroyed by a ZALA Lancet 3 drone attack on the tarmac of Dolgintsevo air base near Krivoi Rog Air Base.[230]
Ukraine (2) 16 October 2 L-39 Albatros Two L-39s, including Blue 02 were destroyed in Odesa airfield by a Russian missile strike according to satellite imagery.[231][232]
Ukraine (2) 26 October 2 MiG-29 Two MiG-29s were destroyed in the ground in Kulbakino airbase.[233][234]
Ukraine 23 November MiG-29 One MiG-29s piloted by codename pilot Jeff was shotdown during a HARM mission on Donetsk. The pilot survived.[235]
Ukraine 22 December Su-27 An Su-27, Blue 53 was lost over Ozerne Airfield during a Geran 2 attack. Pilot Mayor Stanislav Romanenko died.[236][237]
Total 27 5 L-39, 9 MiG-29, 2 Su-27, 3 Su-25, 1 Su-24, 7 unidentified.
2024
Service Date Type Description
Ukraine 5 January MiG-29 A MiG-29, call sign 405, was lost to enemy fire during a combat mission. Pilot Vladyslav Zalistovskyi, call sign "Blue Helmet", from the 114th Tactical Aviation Brigade died.[238]
Ukraine 7 February Su-25 A Su-25 from the 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade piloted by commander Vladyslav Rykov was lost during combat sortie over Ukraine, presumably shot down. Pilot died.[239][240]
Ukraine 8 March MiG-29 A MiG-29, tail number 371, was shot down over north of Shevchenko, Donetsk. Pilot Andriy Tkachenko died.[241][242]
Ukraine 20 March L-39 A Aero Albatros L-39 was destroyed by a Zala drone in Kulbakino, Mykolaiv Oblast.[243]
Ukraine (3) 18 April 3 MiG-29 Three MiG-29s of the 114th Tactical Aviation Brigade were damaged (likely beyond repair) by Russian cluster munition at Dnipro International Airport.[244]
Ukraine 20 April MiG-29 A MiG-29s was destroyed by Russian missile strike at Dnipro International Airport.[245]
Ukraine 27 April MiG-29 A MiG-29 of the 40th Aviation Brigade was lost during a mission the pilot Lt. Col Valentin Korenchuk died.[246]
Ukraine 30 April MiG-29 A MiG-29 made a emergency landing in a field north of Marina Roscha in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The aircraft was damaged but repariable.[247]
Ukraine 17 May Su-27 A Su-27 piloted by lieutenant colonel Denis Vasylyuk of the 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade was shot down by a Russian Su-35S, the pilot died.[248][249]
Ukraine 22 May MiG-29 A MiG-29 was destroyed on the ground at Dnipro Airport, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.[250]
Ukraine 6 June Su-25 A Su-25 was damaged beyond repair by a Lancet loitering munition drone at the Kryvyi Rih air base.[251]
Ukraine 10 June Su-27 A Su-27 was damaged beyond repair by a Iskander attack on Myrhorod Air Base.[252]
Ukraine 11 June Su-25 Another Su-25 was destroyed by a Lancet loitering munition attack at the Kryvyi Rih air base.[253]
Ukraine (6) 1 July 6 Su-27 Two Su-27s were destroyed and four damaged as a result of Russian Iskander-M missile strike on Myrhorod Air Base in Poltava Oblast.[254]
Ukraine 3 July MiG-29 A MiG-29 was destroyed during Russian Iskander-M missile strke on Dolgintsevo Air Base in Dnepropetrovsk Oblast.[255]
Ukraine 25 July Su-25 A Su-25 was destroyed in the ground by Russian Lancet strike in Kryvyi Rih.[256]
Ukraine 12 August Su-27 A Su-27 was damaged in the ground at Myrhorod Air Base, Poltava Oblast.[257]
Ukraine 12 August MiG-29 A MiG-29, 72 White, piloted by Olexander Migulya was shot down in a combat mision by a Russian Su-30.[258][259]
Ukraine 16 August MiG-29 A MiG-29 was destroyed on the ground by Russian Iskander M strike in Dnipro Airport.[260]
Ukraine 26 August F-16 A U.S.-donated F-16 has crashed in Ukraine during Russian missile and drone attack, according to US officials. Pilot Lt. Col. Oleksii "Moonfish" Mes died.[261][262]
Total 27 1 L-39, 1 F-16, 12 MiG-29, 9 Su-27, 4 Su-25.

Rotary-wing aircraft

2022
Service Date Type Description
Ukraine 28 February Mil Mi-8 A Mil Mi-8 from the 16th Army Aviation Brigade (Brody) [uk] was shot down by Russian forces over Makariv, Kyiv Oblast. The crew of three died.[263][264][265]
Ukraine (2) 6 March 2 Mil Mi-8 Two Mil Mi-8 helicopters from the 18th Army Aviation Brigade (Poltava) [uk] were lost to enemy fire. The four crew members, Cpt. Serhiy Bondarenko [uk], Cpt. Oleksandr Chuiko [uk], Major Kostiantyn Zebnytskyi [uk], and Cpt. Vladyslav Horban [uk], died.[266][57]
Ukraine 8 March Mil Mi-24 A Mil Mi-24 from the 16th Army Aviation Brigade (Brody) [uk] was lost over Brovary, Kyiv Oblast. Pilots Col. Oleksandr Maryniak and Cpt. Ivan Bezzub were killed.[267][268]
Ukraine (3) 8 March 3 Mil Mi-8 During a raid on Russian-controlled territory three Mil Mi-8 one from the 11th Army Aviation Brigade [uk] piloted by Col. Oleh Hehechkori were lost near Kyiv. Hehechkori was made a Hero of Ukraine.[269] The second Mi-8 was shot down by a Russian missile and the crew, Ivan Pepeliashko and Oleksiy Chyzh were the only survivors. Both were captured by Russian soldiers and later released after a prisoner swap.[270][271] A third Mi-8 was lost in Kyiv Oblast.[272][273]
Ukraine 15 March Mil Mi-8 A Mil Mi-8 from the 11th Army Aviation Brigade [uk] was lost near Marinka by a Russian missile. Three officers were killed, pilot Oleksandr Borys and Lieutenants Oleksandr Lazovsky, and Leonid Tymoshenko.[274][275]
Ukraine (6) 25 March 1 Mil Mi-8, 2 Mil Mi-24, 3 Mil Mi-2 Russian forces captured Kherson International Airport along with one Mil Mi-8,[276] two Mil Mi-24, and three Mil Mi-2 helicopters parked there.[277] In November, both Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters were recaptured by Ukrainian forces.[276]
Ukraine (3) 28 March,
5 April
3 Mil Mi-8 During the Siege of Mariupol, Russian forces downed three Mil Mi-8s near Mariupol as they attempted to evacuate Azov Regiment officials;[278] the wreck of one Mi-8 shot down on 31 March was recorded by media.[279][280][281] Of the recorded Mi-8 crash, only two crewmen survived and were captured; the remaining 15 died.[282] Another two Mi-8 helicopters were shot down on 5 April during rescue and supply operations around Mariupol.[283][284][285]
Ukraine 15 April Mil Mi-8MSB The remains of a Mil Mi-8MSB was discovered in northern Ukraine; the helicopter was carrying a cargo of APFSDS-T tank rounds.[286]
Ukraine 23 April Mil Mi-24 A Mil Mi-24 from the 11th Army Aviation Brigade [uk] was shot down by Russian forces over the village of Oleksandrivka, Kharkiv Oblast. Pilots Capt. Serhiy Kolisnichenko and Cpt. Oleh Skliar were killed.[287][288]
Ukraine (2) 23 April 2 Mil Mi-24 Two Mil Mi-24 helicopters were lost in Donetsk Oblast, four servicemen; Mayor Viktor Panasyuk, Mhkola Muryachuck, Cptn Maksym Shendrikov and Pavlo Popovych died. Images of one of the wrecks were published in August 2023.[289][290]
Ukraine (2) 4 May 2 Mil Mi-24P Two Mil Mi-24P of the 11th Separate Army Aviation Brigade were attacked by Russian forces in the military airfield of the city of Artsyz, Odesa region, during Ukrainian Snake Island assaults. One was damaged beyond repair and other lost his rotor blades.[291]
Ukraine 22 May Mil Mi-24P A Mil Mi-24P attack helicopter was recorded destroyed.[292]
Ukraine 7 May Mil Mi-14 A Mil Mi-14 helicopter, codename Yellow 34, from the 10th Naval Aviation Brigade piloted by Colonel Ihor Bedzai, Commander of the 10th Naval Aviation Brigade [uk] and Mykhailo Zaremba[293] was shot down by a Russian aircraft near Odesa after returning from a mission on Snake Island.[294][295][296]
Ukraine 8 May Mil Mi-8MSB The remains of a Mil Mi-8MSB were discovered.[297]
Ukraine 16 June Mil Mi-8 A Mil Mi-8 piloted by Serhiy Oleksandrovych Meheda was destroyed by enemy fire near the village of Adamivka, Donetsk Oblast.[298][299]
Ukraine 13 July Mil Mi-8 A Mil Mi-8 helicopter from the 16th Army Aviation Brigade (Brody) [uk] was lost during a combat mission in Presivchivka, Donetsk Oblast. The three crew members, Cmdr. Yevhen Kopotun, pilot Nazar Kryl, and technician Bohdan Lozovyi, died.[300][301]
Ukraine 2 July Unknown An unidentified military helicopter piloted by Yevhen Kachai and Pavlo Bordyugov crashed in Kryvyi Rih Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.[302][303]
Ukraine 7 August Mil Mi-2 A Mil Mi-2 cargo helicopter piloted by Vadym Kravets and Ivan Sholomii was lost during a mission.[304][305] Another two airmen were killed during that day.[305] Denis Lukov[306] and Commander Oleksiy Myrhorodskyi.[307]
Ukraine 21 August Mi-8 An Mi-8 was shot down by Russian forces in Kharkiv. The helicopter was carrying S-8 unguided rockets. The pilots survived, as the helicopter was hit at low altitude.[308][309]
Ukraine 31 October Mil Mi-8 An Mil Mi-8, call sign 843, crashed in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast.[310]
Ukraine 11 November Mil Mi-8 A Mil Mi-8 helicopter, number 239, from the 456th Transport Brigade [uk] was reported lost with three of its crew. The helicopter was hit by a MANPAD during a mission in Donetsk, Msg Vitaliy Golda[311] pilot, Lt. Col Sergey Khomik,[312] and Mj. Viktor Penkovyi were killed.[313]
Ukraine 30 November Mi-8MTS Remains of an Mi-8MTS helicopter were recorded in Zaporizhzhia. Date of the shootdown is unknown, the crew likely survived.[314]
Ukraine 11 December Mil Mi-8 A Mil Mi-8, call sing Black 234, was shot down in Kostiantynivka by a Russian MiG-31.[315] Pilots Vladyslav Levchuk[316] and Maxim Fedorov were reported killed that day in Bakhmut, Donetsk.[317]
Ukraine 19 December Mil Mi-8 A Mil Mi-8 was recorded downed in Tonenkoye, near Donetsk during combat. Another helicopter escaped.[318][319] Two servicemen, Lt. Col Oleksandr Zubach and Lt. Col Stanislav Gulov were reported dead.[320]
Total 37 4 Mi-2, 22 Mi-8, 1 Mi-14, 9 Mi-24, 1 unidentified.
2023
Service Date Type Description
18 January Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma A helicopter carrying Ukrainian government officials crashed into a nursery and residential building in Brovary, Kyiv Oblast.[321][322] The Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrsky, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Yevhen Yenin, and state secretary Yuriy Lubkovych were among the dead.[323] The deputy head of Ukraine's presidential office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, said the minister had been en route to a "hot spot" when his helicopter crashed. The nine people on board the aircraft died, while the other casualties were locals "bringing their children to the kindergarten", according to Tymoshenko. The helicopter was an Airbus H225 operated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[324] It was confirmed by a CNN news crew onsite after remnants of flight manuals among the debris were found.[325]
Ukraine 21 January Mil Mi-8 A Mil Mi-8 was recorded shot down by Wagner forces using MANPADs in Bakhmut.[326]
Ukraine (2) 31 January Mil Mi-2, Mi-8 A Mil Mi-2 was lost near Poltava. Both crew members, pilot Valdyslav Stankevych and Commander Henadiy Butenko, were killed. Another Mil Mi-8 was lost near Novodarivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.[327][328]
Ukraine 13 February Mil Mi-8MSB-V A Mil Mi-8MSB-V, call sign Yellow 88, was damaged under unknown circumstances. It was spotted during transport.[329]
Ukraine 14 February Mil Mi-8 A wreck of a Mil Mi-8 with digital camouflage was filmed from the cockpit of another Mi-8. It is unclear when and where it was lost.[330]
Ukraine 18 February Mil Mi-8 A Mil Mi-8 was shot down by Wagner forces near Bakhmut.[331]
Ukraine 17 May Mil Mi-24 A Mil Mi-24 was damaged during combat.[332]
Ukraine 9 June Mil Mi-17V A Mi-17V-5, Serial Number 846, was lost alongside one of its crewmembers, Vladyslav Zozulay, in Kharkiv.[333][334]
Ukraine 1 August Mil Mi-8 A Mil Mi-8 was shot down by Russian forces in the area of Mykhailivka, Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast.[335]
Ukraine (2) 29 August 2 Mil Mi-8 Two Mil Mi-8 helicopters, 837 and 839 from the 18th Army Aviation Brigade (Poltava) [uk] were lost in a mission on Kramatorsk.[336] Six airmen died.[337]
Ukraine 12 October Mil Mi-24 A Mi-24 helicopter, 209 Black, from 18th Army Aviation Brigade crashed south of the town of Mykolaivka, Synelnykove Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. The helicopter was damaged.[338]
Ukraine 20 October Mil Mi-24 A Mi-24 helicopter was shot down near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, a Mil Mi-8 was recorded on a SAR mission to retrieve the survivors next to the downed craft. The Commander of the 16th Helicopter Brigade, Sergei Novosad, died in the incident.[339][340][341]
Ukraine (2) 9 November 2 Mil Mi-8 The remains of two Mil Mi-8 were recorded in a dump.[342]
Ukraine 8 December Mil Mi-8 The remains of an Mi-8 helicopter were recorded in video, likely in Kherson Oblast.[343]
Total 17 1 Mi-2, 11 Mi-8, 1 Mi-17, 3 Mi-24, 1 EC225
2024
Service Date Type Comments
Ukraine 13 February Mil Mi-17V-5 A Mil Mi-17V-5 was shot down by Russian forces near Robotyne, either by a MANPAD or ATGM. From the crew of three, two died, including Vadim Pokataev.[344]
Ukraine (2) 12 March Mil Mi-17, Mil Mi-8 Three Mil Mi helicopters were attacked by Russian fire and precision strikes in Novopavlovka, ending with one Mi-17 and one Mi-8 helicopters destroyed. The 12th Army Aviation Brigade announced the death of two of its pilots.[345][346]
Ukraine 17 March Mil Mi-24 A Mil Mi-24 helicopter was shot down by the 138th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade using MANPAD near Lukashivka in Sumy Oblast. Drone footage showed the wreckage of the helicopter.[347]
Ukraine 17 March Mil Mi-8 A Mil Mi-8 helicopter was shot down in Kherson Region, the Commander died, while two crewmen survived.[348]
Ukraine 18 March Mil Mi-8 A Mil Mi-8 helicopter was shot down by MANPAD, killing the Commander of the helicopter Vitaly Pleka of the 16th Separate Army Aviation Brigade.[349]
Ukraine (2) 11 May 2 Mil Mi-24 Two Mil Mi-24 helicopters were destroyed in the ground by Russian fire in Manvelivka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Four 11th Separate Army Aviation Brigade servicemen were killed: Anatoly Skiba, Oleksandr Atasov, Dmytro Kokorin and Serhiy Nazarchuk.[350]
Ukraine 2 July Mil Mi-24 A Mi-24 attack helicopter was destroyed by Russian cluster munition strike on Poltava Air base.[351]
Ukraine 9 July Mil Mi-8 A Mi-8, from 12 Army Aviation Brigade was shot down by Russian forces in the Northern region. Four crewmen were killed.[352][353]
Ukraine 19 July Mil Mi-8 A Mi-8MSB-V, Black 160 from 11th Army Aviation Brigade crashed in Kirovograd Oblast.[354]
Ukraine 29 July Mil Mi-8 A Mi-8, was recorded dumped next to a field in Russian controlled Ukraine.[355]
Ukraine 1 August Mil Mi-2 A Mi-2, was reported lost in a crash during a flying training exercise performed by the National University of the Ukrainian Air Force near Kharkiv. Two pilots died.[356]
Total 13 1 Mi-2, 6 Mi-8, 2 Mi-17, 4 Mi-24

Unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)

2022
Service Date Comments
Ukraine(4) 24 February Four Bayraktar TB2 drones were abandoned in Chuhuiv Airbase and subsequently destroyed on the ground by Ukrainian Forces, amid Russian rocket attacks.[357]
Ukraine 8 March A Tu-141 reconnaissance drone was reported crashed.[358] Ukraine is the only known operator of the drone.[359][360]
Ukraine 7 March The remains of a shot-down Bayraktar TB2 were recorded in Zhytomyr.[361]
Ukraine 9 March A Bayraktar TB2, tail number T223, was lost under unknown circumstances in Crimea. Images surfaced on 18 February 2023.[362]
Ukraine 11 March A Tu-141 reconnaissance drone crashed in front of a student campus in Zagreb, Croatia.[363] Croatian president Zoran Milanović said it was clear the drone came from the direction of Ukraine, entering Croatia after flying over Hungary.[364] An investigation conducted by the Ministry of Defence of Croatia concluded that the crashed drone had belonged to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and carried a bomb meant for striking Russian positions but it had strayed off course and crashed after it ran out of fuel.[365]
Ukraine 13 March A Tu-141 reconnaissance drone was shot down by Russian forces in Crimea.[366]
Ukraine 17 March A Bayraktar TB2 was shot down over Kyiv; the Russian Ministry of Defense published images of the drone wreckage.[367][368]
Ukraine 24 March A UJ-22 Airborne UAV was shot down near Klintsy, Bryansk Oblast, Russia.[369]
Ukraine 29 March A Bayraktar TB2 was shot down, likely in eastern Ukraine.[370][371]
Ukraine 30 March A UJ-22 Airborne drone was reported shot down by Russian Pantsir S1 air defenses.[372][373]
Ukraine 2 April A Bayraktar TB2, serial number T187 was lost in Kherson.[374][375]
Ukraine 12 April A Tu-143 drone was shot down over Kharkiv by Russian forces.[376]
Ukraine 25 April A Bayraktar TB2, registration number S49T, was shot down in Kursk Oblast, Russia, after allegedly attacking a Russian base. The drone was destroyed on its way back to his base.[377][378]
Ukraine (2) 27 April Two Bayraktar TB2 drones were reported shot down in Russia: one in Belgorod[379] and another in Kursk.[380] By 28 April 2022, Russian forces had successfully destroyed six Bayraktar TB2 drones as confirmed by imagery.[381]
Ukraine 28 April A Tu-141 reconnaissance drone was shot down during an attack on Russian-controlled Kherson.[382]
Ukraine 29 April A Bayraktar TB2, registration number S52 was shot down Russian forces in Novovodyane Luhansk.[383]
Ukraine 30 April A Tu-143 drone was shot down over Bryansk, Russia, by Russian forces.[384]
Ukraine 1 May A Bayraktar TB2, registration number S51T was shot down in Kursk Oblast, Russia.[385]
Ukraine 10 May A Tu-143 drone was recorded crashed.[386]
Ukraine 20 May A Bayraktar TB2 drone with tail number T274 was reported shot down in Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast, by Russian air defenses.[387]
Ukraine 23 May The remains of a Bayraktar TB2, tail number 75, was recovered from Romanian territorial waters by Romanian Naval Forces. The wreckage was first discovered on 11 May 2022 about two nautical miles of Sulina. The drone was likely shot down during the Snake Island attacks conducted by Ukraine in the first week of May 2022.[388][389]
Ukraine 23 May A Tupolev Tu-143 drone was shot down by Russian air defenses in Rostov, Russia.[390][391]
Ukraine 22 June Two drones launched an attack on an oil refinery in Novoshakhtinsk, Russia. One of the drones was destroyed when it struck an oil tank.[392] The footage of the attack showed a drone resembling a commercial Mugin-5 or SkyEye 5000 drone.[393]
Ukraine 29 June A Tu-141 reconnaissance drone was shot down east of Kursk.[394][395]
Ukraine (2) 3 July Two Tu-143 reconnaissance drones were shot down in the direction of Kursk, head of the Kursk Oblast Roman Starovoyt reported.[396][397]
Ukraine 21 July A Bayraktar TB2 was shot down in Kharkiv Oblast as it attempted to enter Russian territory; images of the drone wreckage were displayed.[398]
Ukraine 25 July The remains of a Bayraktar TB2, tail number T29, were found in Kherson.[399][400]
Ukraine 25 July A Bayraktar TB2 drone with tail number U139 was reported shot down in Belgorod Oblast.[401]
Ukraine 9 August A Bayraktar TB2 drone with call sign 409 was shot down.[402]
Ukraine 2 September The remains of a Bayraktar TB2 drone were discovered in Kherson.[403][404]
Ukraine 20 September A Ukrspecsystems PD-1 multipurpose UAV in transport containers along with the technical documentation was captured, located in a cache in a forest near Kostohryzove in Kherson Oblast.[405]
Ukraine 29 November The remains of a Bayraktar TB2 drone were published on social media near the Inhulets river, Mykolaiv.[406]
Ukraine 24 December A Tu-141 drone was shot down near Voronezh, Russia.[407][408]
Total 35 22 Bayraktar TB-2 , 6 Tu-141, 6 Tu-143, 2 UJ-22
2023
Service Date Aircraft Comment
Ukraine 15 January Bayraktar TB2 Downed using EW systems.[409]
Ukraine 22 January Bayraktar TB2 Crashed under unknown circumstances.[410]
Ukraine 5 February Tu-141 While carrying a OFAB-100-120 bomb, it crashed near Kaluga, Russia.[411]
Ukraine 23 February Bayraktar TB2 Crashed in Kharkiv Oblast due to friendly fire.[412]
Ukraine 28 February Tu-141 Crashed while armed with explosives near village of Novyi, Giaginsky District.[413][414]
Ukraine 28 February UJ-22 Airborne Crashed near gas compressor facility in Kolomensky District, Moscow Oblast.[415][416]
Ukraine 25 April UJ-22 Airborne Crashed in Moscow Oblast.[417]
Ukraine 5 May Bayraktar TB2 Shot down by Ukrainian air defenses over Kyiv after loss of control.[418]
Ukraine 12 May Bayraktar TB2 Call sign U106 was shot down by Russian forces near Marinka.[419]
Ukraine 17 July Bayraktar TB2 Call sign T 263 was shot down by Russian Forces in Kherson Oblast, near Heroiskoye.[420]
Ukraine 30 August UJ-22 Airborne Downed by a Russian Mi-28N.[421]
Ukraine 22 December UJ-25 Skyline Remains found in Russia. Crashed into the roof of a house.[422]
Total 12 6 Bayraktar TB-2 , 2 Tu-141, 3 UJ-22, 1 UJ-25
2024
Service Date Type Comments

Civilian aircraft

2022
Date Type Description
24 February Antonov An-225 Mriya Destroyed on the ground at Hostomel Airport.[423][424][425]
Antonov An-74 Registration number UR-74010 was destroyed by Russian forces during the Battle of Antonov Airport.[426][425]
Antonov An-26 Registration number UR-13395 was destroyed during the battle for Hostomel.[425][427]
Antonov An-124 Registration number UR-82009 was heavily damaged during the battle for Hostomel.[428][425]
Antonov An-22 Registration UR-09307 was heavily damaged during the battle for Hostomel.[425]
Antonov An-28 Registrations UR-NTE and UR-UZD were damaged during the battle for Hostomel.[425]
Antonov/Taqnia An-132 The only prototype model Antonov/Taqnia An-132 with registration number UR-EXK was damaged beyond repair during the Battle of Antonov Airport. The left wing was damaged beyond repair, in addition to significant shrapnel damage to the engine and fuselage.[429][430]
Antonov An-148 Registration UR-NTA was damaged during hostilities at Hostomel Airport.[431] Footage shows moderate shrapnel damage to both the forward fuselage, wing box and tailplane areas of the aircraft.
Cessna 172 Cutlass Registrations UR-LKS and UR-IFC stored in the Antonov An-225 hangar were heavily damaged by shrapnel during the Battle of Antonov Airport.[432]
Tecnam P2002 Sierra Operated by National Aviation University, it was damaged at Hostomel Airport.[433]
Antonov An-12 UR-21510 and UR-11315 were destroyed during hostilities at Hostomel Airport.[434][435]
Antonov An-140 UR-NTP was damaged during hostilities at Hostomel Airport.[436]
Antonov An-72 Yellow 06 was destroyed during hostilities at Hostomel Airport.[437]
22 April Antonov An-26 Lost in Zaporizhzhia Raion; of the crew of three, one crew member died the others two were wounded. Ukrainian officials said heavy fog was the cause of the crash.[438][439][440]
4 June KhaZ-30 Registration UR-KVP was destroyed due to shelling at Korotych Airfield, near Kharkiv.[441]
1 July Antonov An-12 Damaged after skidding of the runway at Uzhhorod International Airport.[442]
2 September Antonov An-74 Destroyed in a Russian missile strike at Kharkiv Aviation Plant.[443]
2023
Date Type Description
5 April Aeroprakt A-22 Foxbat Forced landing near Butovsk, Bryansk Oblast. The pilot was captured by the Russian Federal Security Service.[444]

Russia

Fixed-wing aircraft

2022
Operator Date Type Description
Russia 24 February Su-25 Lost due to pilot error. Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov stated that the pilot ejected successfully and was rescued.[445]
Russia 24 February An-26 Registration number RF-36074 suffered an in-flight breakup and crashed in Voronezh Oblast, killing an undisclosed number of occupants. The preliminary cause is a technical malfunction.[446][447]
Russia 24 February Su-25SM 266th Attack Aviation Regiment plane piloted by Ruslan Rudnev was lost over Ukraine. Pilot died.[448][449][450]
Russia 25 February Su-30SM Ukrainian forces attacked the Russian Air force base in Millerovo, destroying at least one Su-30SM on the ground with Tochka missiles.[451]
Russia 27 February Su-34 Registration number RF-81259, tail number Red 05 was shot down near Buzova airfield.[452][453]
Russia 1 March Su-34 Registration number RF-81251, tail number Red 31, was lost near Borodianka.[454]
Russia 2 March Su-25SM Registration number RF-91961, tail number Red 07, of the 18th Attack Aviation Regiment was shot down over Irpin. Pilot ejected and escaped behind Russian lines.[455][456]
Russia (2) 4 March Su-25SM Registration number RF-93026, tail number Red 08, was lost over Volnovakha. Serial number RF-91958, tail number Red 04, was shot down inKodra Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast, the pilot died.[457][456][458][459]
Russia 5 March Su-30SM Registration number RF-33787, tail number Blue 45 was shot down in Bashtanka Raion. Both crew members, Major Aleksey Golovensky and Captain Aleksey Kozlov, were captured.[460][461]
Russia 5 March Su-30SM Piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Aleksey Narzullaevich Khasanov. Lost while on combat duty in Ukraine.[462][463]
Russia (2) 5 March Su-34 Registration number RF-81879, tail number Red 24, was shot down near Chernihiv. Both pilots ejected. Ukrainian forces captured the pilot; the co-pilot died.[464][465][466] Registration number RF-81864, tail number Red 26, was destroyed near Hrabivka, One pilot died.[467][468]
Russia 6 March Su-34 Registration number RF-95070, was shot down by Ukrainian air defenses near Kharkiv; one pilot was captured.[469][470]
Russia 6 March Su-25SM Registration number RF-93027, tail number Red 12, of the 18th Attack Aviation Regiment was found in Blystavytsya, Kyiv Oblast. The pilot reportedly ejected.[471]
Russia 7 March Su-25 Registration number RF-90969, tail number Yellow 28, of the 266th Attack Aviation Regiment, piloted by Oleg Chervov was lost during a combat mission in Ukraine. Chervov died.[472][473][474]
Russia 8 March Su-25 A fighter from the 68th Assault Aviation Regiment piloted by Sergey Volynets was lost. Volynets died and was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage.[475][476]
Russia 10 March Su-25 Registration number RF-91969, tail number Red 10 was shot down near Kyiv. Pilot Major Nikolai Prozorov died.[477][478]
Russia 13 March Su-30 A Su-30, Registration number RF-81733, tail number Red 72 was shot down by Ukrainian defenses; pilot Serhiy Serhiyovych Kosyk was captured.[479]
Russia 14 March Su-25 Damaged by enemy fire, likely MANPADS, but managed to return to its base.[480]
Russia 14 March Su-34 Registration number RF-95010, tail number Red 35 was found wrecked.[481][482]
Russia 17 March Su-30SM The crew of two, Lt. Col Yevgeny Kyslyakov[483] and Capt. Aleksander Pozinich from 14th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, were reported dead during a combat mission on Ukraine.[484]
Russia 3 April Su-35 Registration number RF-81752, tail number Red 61, near Izium, was downed and its pilot captured.[485][486]
Russia 25 April Su-34 Registration number RF-95808, tail number Red 24, part of the 47th Aviation Regiment, crashed in Balakliia, Kharkiv Oblast. Both pilots were recorded bailing out.[487][488][489][490]
Russia 26 April Su-34 Registration number RF-95858, tail number Red 43 was shot down near Zaporizhzhia.[491]
Russia 18 May Su-34 Pilot Cmdr. Vladimir Fetisov was reported killed.[492]
Russia 22 May Su-25 Pilot major general Kanamat Botashev was shot down in Popasna.[493][494]
Russia 27 May Su-25SM Registration number RF-95152, tail number Blue 15 was shot down near Chornobaivka. Pilot lieutenant Nikita Malkovsky died.[495]
Russia 10 June Su-25SM Registration number RF-91957, tail number Red 3 was heavily damaged after being hit by MANPADS over Ukraine. The pilot made an emergency landing.[496]
Russia 17 June Su-25 Pilot error crashed registration number RF-91965, tail number Red-09 in Belgorod.[497] Russian Fighter-Bomber Telegram channel published a headcam video footage of the pilot ejecting; he lived.[498][499]
Russia 18 June Su-25 Piloted Andrei Vladimirovich Fedorchukov was shot down with 9K38 Igla MANPADS in Svitlodarsk. Fedorchukov was working for the Wagner Group and was captured.[500][501]
Russia 21 June Su-25 The Southern Military District announced the crash in Gusev, Rostov Oblast, during a training flight that killed the pilot.[502]
Russia 3 July Su-25 Shot down in the area of Sievierodonetsk. Pilot Captain Anton Mikhailovich Romanov was killed.[503][504]
Russia 17 July Su-34 Registartion number RF-95890, tail number Red 51 was shot down near Alchevsk, Luhansk Oblast.[505][506] Possibly friendly fire.[507]
Russia 19 July Su-35S Damaged and crashed in the vicinity of Shlyakhove, Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast. The pilot ejected. Footage of the wreckage was posted on February 4, 2023.[508]
Russia (11) 9 August Su-24, Su-30 An explosion at Saky Airbase in Novofedorivka destroyed five Su-24s, damaged two, destroyed three Su-30s and damaged one.[509][510][511]
Russia 22 August Su-25 Shot down using 9K38 Igla MANPADs near Bakhmut.[512]
Russia 7 September Su-25SM Registration number RF-95134, tail number Blue 04 was shot down near Volokhiv Yar, Kharkiv Oblast. The fate of the pilot is unknown.[513][514]
Russia 9 September Su-34 Remains of Su-34, registration number RF-95004, tail number Red 20, were discovered near Izium. The fate of the crew is unknown.[515][516][517]
Russia 11 September Su-25 Crash taking off from Millerovo air base killed pilot Danil Dolbik.[518][519]
Russia 11 September Su-34 Shot down possibly by friendly fire near Vorontsivka in Crimea. Both crew members ejected safely.[520]
Russia 12 September Su-30SM Remains of registration number RF-81773 tail number Red 62, were discovered near Izium. The fate of the pilots remained unknown.[521][522]
Russia (2) 24 September Su-34 Shot down and recorded; one engine caught fire and crashed, allegedly downed by MANPADS, in Hlushchenkove, Kharkiv Oblast. Registration number RF-95005, tail numberRed 22,[523] was recorded shot down by a missile and crashed in Petropavlivka, Kupiansk Raion.[524] The crew ejected.[525]
Russia 1 October MiG-31 Crashed after takeoff on Belbek military airbase, Sevastopol. In early November satellite imagery showed the remains of a MiG-31 on the bottom of a cliff after the end of the runway.[202]
Russia 2 October Su-34 Remains of registration number RF-81852, tail number Red 09, were discovered near Lyman.[526]
Russia 9 October Su-24 On training mission, crash landed near Sibirki in Rostov Oblast and caught fire, possibly due to a technical malfunction. Both crew evacuated safely.[527]
Russia 9 October Su-25 Crashed in an accident in Rogalik, Rostov Oblast, 30 km from Millerovo airfield.[528]
Russia 17 October Su-34 Crashed into a residential building in Yeysk near the Sea of Azov during a training flight. Engine fire caused by a bird strike.[529]
Russia 2 December Su-24M Registration number RF-93798, tail number Blue 48, operated by Wagner PMC, lost near Klesheyevka, south of Bakhmut. Both pilots died.[530][531]
Russia (2) 5 December Tu-22M, Tu-95 Registration number RF-34110, and a Tu-95 damaged by long-range drone attack on the Dyagilevo and Engels-2 air bases.[532][533][534]
Russia 9 December Su-25SM Damaged after an emergency gear-up landing at Primorsko-Akhtarsk Air Base in Krasnodar Krai.[535][536]
Russia Unkown date 2022 Su-25SM The remains of a Su-25SM, Registration number RF-91968, tail number Blue 09 were recorded and released in 2024.[537]
Total 64 1 MiG-31, 2 Su-35, 10 Su-30, 23 Su-25, 9 Su-24, 16 Su-34, 1 Tu-22, 1 Tu-95, 1 An-26.
2023
Operator Date Type Description
Russia 25 January Su-34 Wreckage found in Ukraine. Video posted on 25 January 2023.[538][539]
Russia 13 February Su-24M Registration number RF-93799, tail number Blue 45, damaged by a MANPADS strike over Bakhmut. The crew, reportedly working for Wagner PMC, landed at the base.[540]
Russia 23 February Su-25SM An Su-25SM, registration number RF-95143, tail number Yellow 37, crashed while returning to the base's airfield in Belgorod Oblast after performing a combat mission due to a technical malfunction. The pilot died, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.[541]
Russia 1 March Su-25 Crashed somewhere in Ukraine. Pilot ejected and was evacuated by a Mi-8 on CSAR duty.[542]
Russia 3 March Su-34 Friendly fire incident over Yenakiieve, Donetsk Oblast. Crew member Major Alexander Bondarev died.[543][544]
Russia 10 March Su-27 Damaged in a partisan attack on Uglovoye airfield in Primorsky Krai. Video posted on 10 March 2023.[545]
Russia 15 March Su-25 Shot by the 93rd Brigade of Ukrainian Forces near Bakhmut and crashed in Zaitseve. The pilot, reportedly working for Wagner PMC, ejected.[546]
Russia 7 April Su-25 Shot down by airborne anti-aircraft unit near Oleksandrivka. The pilot probably ejected.[547]
Russia 8 May Su-24 Set on fire in a partisan attack on Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association Plant. The aircraft was in storage and only the landing gear was damaged.[548]
Russia (2) 13 May Su-34, Su-35S Both shot down by Ukrainian Patriot Defence Systems in Bryansk Oblast. The crewmen of the Su-34 Mikhail Chuprakov and Andrey Olennikov died. The pilot of the Su-35 Gleb Polyakov died.[549][550][551]
Russia 24 June Il-22M Shot down in Voronezh Oblast by the Wagner Group during the Wagner Group rebellion.[552]
Russia 29 June Su-25 Hit with Igla missile by anti-aircraft unit of 10th Mountain Assault Brigade.[553][554]
Russia 17 July Su-25 Crashed near Yeysk in the Sea of Azov. Southern Military District reported that it was conducting a test flight. The preliminary cause was engine failure. The pilot ejected and was rescued, but did not survive.[555]
Russia 19 August Tu-22M Destroyed on the ground of Soltsy-2 air base in Novgorod by drone attack.[556]
Russia (4) 29 August Il-76 Four Il-76 were attacked by a Ukrainian drone attack at Pskov airfield, two were burned out, two were damaged.[557]
Russia 29 September Su-35 An Su-35 was shot down over Tokmak, possibly by friendly fire. The crew of one died.[558][559]
Russia 7 November Su-24 The remains of an Su-24, registration number RF-92025, tail number Blue 48, were found in Soledar. Likely lost on 3 December 2022.[560]
Russia 5 December Su-24 Lost over the Black Sea, Ukraine claimed the aircraft was shot down by a Patriot System.[561][562]
Russia 17 December Su-25 Pilot error in Ukraine. Pilot Dmitry Moiseev did not survive.[563]
Russia 22 December Su-34 Shot down in southern Ukraine, one confirmed destroyed by Telegram channel Fighterbomber.[564]
Total 24 2 Su-35, 1 Su-27, 7 Su-25, 4 Su-24, 4 Su-34, 1 Il-22, 4 Il-76, 1 Tu-22M.
2024
Operator Date Type Description
Russia 3 January Su-34 Damaged, by Ukrainian saboteur that attempted to set it on fire at Chelyabinsk Shagol airfield.[565]
Russia 14 January A-50 Lost over the Sea of Azov. Crew died.[566][567][568][569]
Russia 14 January Il-22 Damaged by a surface-to-air missile, but returned to a base. One crew member died due to shrapnel.[570][571]
Russia 24 January Il-76 Shot down near Belgorod. Transporting Ukrainian POWs according to Russian officials. 65 POWs, 6 crewmen and 3 guards died.[572][573]
Russia 17 February Su-35 Shot down over Eastern Ukraine; the pilot was evacuated by a CSAR helicopter mission.[574][575]
Russia 19 February Su-35 Shot down over Azov Sea. Pilot Fedor Grabovetsky died.[576]
Russia 24 February A-50 A-50, RF-50610, Red 42 was lost more than 200 km from the frontline. Video appeared to show the shotdown.[577][578][579]
Russia 28 March Su-27 Crashed into the sea near Sevastopol due to a mechanic failure. Pilot ejected safely.[580]
Russia 5 April Be-200 A Be-200 was damaged by Ukrainian drone attack on Yeysk Air Base, Krasnodar Krai.[581]
Russia 19 April Tu-22M A Tu-22M crashed near Stavropol due to an engine fire. Four crew members ejected but one died.[582]
Russia 6 May Su-34 A Su-34 is reported lost along its crew according to Russian Telegram Channel Fighterbomber.[583]
Russia (4) 14 May 2 MiG-31s, 1 fighter, 1 Su-27 Two MiG-31 and one unidentified fighter were destroyed, another Su-27 was damaged and one ex-Ukrainian un operational MiG-29 stationed was destroyed on the ground following two presumed strikes with ATACMS at Belbek air base according to satellite imagery.[584][585]
Russia (2) 19 May Su-27P, Su-34 An Su-27P from the Russian Knights aerobatic team was destroyed by a Ukrainian UAV attack on Kushchevskaya Air Base, Krasnodar Krai. Another Su-34 was damaged.[586]
Russia 23 July Su-25 An Su-25 was shot down by 110th Mechanized Brigade in Provosk sector in Donbas.[587]
Russia 2 August Su-34 Destroyed on the ground by Ukrainian drone attack on Morozovsk Air Base, Rostov Oblast, Russia.[588]
Russia (4) 22 August 3 Su-34, 1 Su-24M Ukrainian drone attack on Marinovka Air Base, Volgograd Oblast left one Su-34 destroyed on the ground and two damaged. A Su-24M was damaged as well.[589]
Russia 11 September Su-30 Lost over the Black Sea, unkown cause, both crewmen died.[590]
Total 24 2 MiG-31, 1 Su-30, 2 Su-35, 3 Su-27, 1 Su-25, 7 Su-34, 1 Su-24, 1 Tu-22M, 2 A-50, 1 Il-22, 1 Il-76, 1 Be-200, 1 unidentified.

Rotary-wing aircraft

2022
Operator Date Type Description
Russia (5) 24–28 February 4 Ka-52, 1 Mi-35M Mi-35M tail number Blue 29 shot down by MANPAD.

Four Ka-52 attack helicopters were downed and destroyed during the Battle of Antonov Airport. RF-90680, Blue 17 landed safely later destroyed by Russian forces.[591] RF-91122,[592] RF-13405[593] and RF-90656[594] were lost in Bucha Raion during the battle of Hostomel.[595][596][597][598]

Russia 26 February Mi-35 Shot down in Sahy, Kherson Oblast. Images were published.[599][600]
Russia 1 March Mi-35M RF-95290, Red 04 shot down with MANPAD in Kyiv Reservoir.[601][602]
Russia 3 March Mi-28 Lost in Ukraine, Maj. Sergei Emelyanchik and Maj. Igor Markelovdid killed.[603]
Russia (2) 4 March Mi-8 Shot down near Volnovakha as it approached a downed Su-25. RF- 91292 shot down near Makariv, Kyiv Oblast; crew lost.[604][605]
Russia (2) 5 March Mil Mi-8 RF-91165 and RF-91164 destroyed near Mykolaiv.[460][606][607]
Russia (2) 5 March Mi-24, Mi-35 RF-95286 shot down and recorded in drone video. RF-13017 was shot down in Bashtanka Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast. Images displayed on social networks.[608][609][610][611]
Russia 6 March Mi-24P RF-94966 shot down by Ukrainian MANPADS in Kyiv Oblast.[612][613]
Russia 12 March Ka-52 RF-13409 shot down near Kherson; one crewman sustained serious injuries.[614][615]
Russia (?) 15 March Unspecified Satellite images of the aftermath of a Ukrainian attack on Kherson Airport were released. Unknown number of Russian aircraft were destroyed/ damaged. However, some seem to have been destroyed previously.[616]
Russia 16 March Ka-52 RF-13411 found in Mykolaiv Oblast.[617][618]
Russia 17 March Mi-35M A Mi-35M attack helicopter with transport capabilities found destroyed somewhere in Ukraine.[619]
Russia 30 March Mil Mi-8 RF-91882 destroyed on the ground in Kharkiv Oblast.[620][621]
Russia 31 March Mil Mi-28N Shot down by MANPAD. Pilot and gunner survived. According to The Times, a UK-made Starstreak system was the weapon. Wreck recorded in November 2023.[622][623][624]
Russia 2 April Mi-8 Remains of RF-91285 discovered in Hostomel Airport. Possibly lost during the fight for the airport in February.[625]
Russia 4 April Mi Mil-8 RF-04812 was destroyed in Ukraine; pilot lost.[626][627]
Russia 5 April Ka-52 Shot down by a Stugna-P anti-tank guided missile.[628][629]
Russia (2) 21 April Mi-8, Mi-28 Shot down by Ukrainian forces using 9K38 Igla MANPADS in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.[630][631]
Russia 15 April Ka-52 Shot down by Ukrainian 93rd Mechanized Brigade in Kharkiv Oblast at night; 2 crewmembers lost.[632][633]
Russia 26 April Mil Mi-28 Wreck found by Ukrainian forces outside Hostomel. Likely destroyed during the battle for Hostomel airport in February.[634]
Russia 30 April Ka-52 Shot down by a Stugna-P anti-tank guided missile.[635][636]
Russia 7 May Mil Mi-8 Codename Blue 98 was destroyed on the ground by Ukrainian Su-27s near Snake Island.[637]
Russia 9 May Mi-28 RF-13654 destroyed.[638]
Russia 14 May Ka-52 Remains of tail number Yellow 22, was found destroyed near Hostomel, likely destroyed during the Battle of Hostomel Airport in February.[639]
Russia 16 May Mi-28N RF-13628 was destroyed in Kharkiv.[640]
Russia 19 May Ka-52 RF-13428 was shot down in Kharkiv,.[641]
Russia 4 June Ka-52 The Ukrainian 128th Mountain Brigade reported shooting it down with a MANPAD in the north.[642][643]
Russia 12 June Mi-28H Wreck videod by Ukrainian troops; the crew was lost.[644]
Russia 16 June Mi-35M Shot down by Ukrainian 231st Dnipropetrovsk Territorial Defense Battalion using MANPADS and videod.[645]
Russia 27 June Ka-52 British Martlet MANPADS hit and forced it to land.[646][647]
Russia 28 June Mi-8 Operated by the 6th Air Force and Air Defense Army shot down in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. All seven occupants, including Lieutenant Maxim Kozlov and Lieutenant Alexey Usov, lost.[648]
Russia 30 June Mi-8 39th Helicopter Regimentbird lost under unknown circumstances in the Black Sea near Snake Island.[649]
Russia 12 July Ka-52 319th Separate Helicopter Regiment bird lost in Kadiivka, Luhansk Oblast. Major Askar Robortdinov and Major Igor Saraev lost.[650]
Russia 30 July Ka-52 The remains of a Ka-52 were published. The helicopter was shot down by two missiles the crew survived.[651]
Russia 15 August Ka-52 Ukrainian forces damaged a Ka-52 helicopter flying in Donetsk Oblast.[652]
Russia 17 September Ka-52 Shot down in Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk Oblast.[653]
Russia 22 September Ka-52 Shot down in Zaporizhzhia Oblast by an anti-air missile. The pilots survived.[654]
Russia (2) 1 October Ka-52 Shot down in Zaporizhzhia Oblast by an anti-air missiles. One pilot ejected.[655][656][657]
Russia 2 October Ka-52 Remains of RF-90393, callsign Red-81 found by Ukrainian Forces in Bilyayivka, Kherson.[658]
Russia 8 October Ka-52 Remains found by the Ukrainian 128th Mountain Brigade in Kherson Oblast. Dates and circumstances unknown.[659]
Russia 12 October Ka-52 Remains found; probably downed in the summer. Crew members Major Maxim Kovalev and Senior Lieutenant Andrei Butorin lost.[660][661]
Russia 30 October Mil Mi-24 Remains found in Kharkiv,.[662]
Russia (2) 31 October Ka-52 Damage confirmed by Russian officials at Pskov Airport, likely by Ukrainian saboteurs.[663]
31 October Mil Mi-8 MTKO Tail number Yellow 72, operated by the Wagner Group, shot down with MANPAD by Ukrainian forces near Spirne, Donetsk Oblast.[664]
Russia (2) 13 November Mi-8, Mi-24 Previously captured at Kherson Airport; recaptured by Ukrainian forces.[276]
Russia 18 November Ka-52 Remains found in Kherson.[665]
Russia 4 December Ka-52 Shot down by Ukrainian Dnipro anti-aircraft missile brigade, killing both pilots.[666][667]
Russia 20 December Ka-52 RF-91335, callsign Yellow 43 was shot down, reportedly by a Pantsir-S1 in a friendly fire incident in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The pilots likely survived.[668]
Total 55 11 Mi-8, 9 Mi-24/35, 7 Mi-28, 28 Ka-52.
2023
Operator Date Type Description
Russia 7 February Mi-24VM An Mi-24VM, registration number RF-13010, codename Yellow 17 was damaged and subsequently destroyed in the ground by Ukrainian forces in Tkarivka, Kharkiv Oblast.[669][670]
Russia 6 March Ka-52 The wreckage of a Ka-52 was found by Russian soldiers in the area of Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast.[671]
Russia 16 March Ka-52 A Ka-52 crashed in Orikhiv Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, reportedly after hitting power lines. At least one crew member died.[672]
Russia 5 April Mi-24 An Mi-24 was shot down near Berestove in Donetsk Oblast by the Ukrainian Army 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade. The loss was confirmed by one of the prominent pro-Russian Telegram channels. One of the crew members who died was Ilnaz Fazylov of the 112th Separate Helicopter Regiment.[673][674][675]
Russia 10 April Ka-52 A Ka-52 was shot down in the Avdiivka direction.[676]
Russia 24 April Mi-24VM A Mil Mi-24VM crashed near Kupiansk reportedly after hitting power lines.[677]
Russia 12 May Mi-28 An Mi-28NM, crashed in Svitle,Dzhankoi, Crimea. Both pilots died, with the preliminary cause described as a technical failure. The helicopter was not equipped with a combat load at the time of the crash.[678]
Russia (2) 13 May Mil Mi-8 Two Mil Mi-8 helicopters crashed in Bryansk Oblast, near the Ukrainian border. Russian newspaper Kommersant reported they were shot down.[550][679]
Russia 22 May Ka-52 A Ka-52 was lost under unclear circumstances in Belgorod Oblast.[680]
Russia 19 June Ka-52 A Ka-52 was recorded flying home, despite being damaged with the loss of its tail. The aircraft design of coaxial rotor blades, allowed the helicopter to fly without the tail.[681]
Russia 23 June Mi-8MTPR An Mi-8MTPR was shot down by enemy fire in Luhansk Oblast, of the crew of four only the commander ejected.[682]
Russia (6) 24 June 4 Mi-8,1 Mi-35, 1 Ka-52 Four Mi-8s, including two Mi-8MTPR EW helicopters, one Mi-35 and one Ka-52 attack helicopter were shot down by the Wagner Group in Russia during the Wagner Group rebellion according to Russian sources.[683][684][685]
Russia 30 June Unknown The debris of a unknown helicopter was recorded in Melitopol. The airframe was likely lost time before during the takeover of the airport.[686]
Russia 25 July Ka-52 A Ka-52 was shot down in Donetsk Oblast. Both crew members died according to Russian sources.[687][688]
Russia 7 August Ka-52 A Ka-52 was shot down in Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The loss was acknowledged by a Russian Telegram Helicopter pilot group.[689]
Russia 9 August Mi-8 During a Ukrainian intelligence operation, Maxim Kuzminov a Russian pilot defected to Ukraine while manning a Mi-8AMTSh, serial number RF-04438, codename Red 62 on Ukrainian territory.[690] two other crewmen were killed by Ukrainian forces after landing in a Ukrainian airfield. In February 2014, Kuzminov was found killed in Spain.[691][692]
Russia 17 August Ka-52 A Ka-52 was shot down near Novoprokopivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, by soldiers of the Ukrainian 47th Mechanized Brigade. Pilot ejected, navigator died.[693][694]
Russia 1 September Ka-52 A Ka-52 crashed in the Sea of Azov. The crew survived and was rescued.[695][694]
Russia (18) 19 October 10 Ka-52, 8 Mi-8 Ukrainian forces struck Berdiansk and Luhansk airfields with six ATACMS missiles, leaving two Mi-8s and six Ka-52s destroyed, two Mi-8s and three Ka-52s damaged beyond repair and four Mi-8s and one Ka-52 damaged, according to satellite photos.[696][697]
Total 42 16 Mi-8, 4 Mi-24/35, 1 Mi-28, 20 Ka-52, 1 unidentified
2024
Operator Date Type Description
Russia 10 April Mi-24 An Mi-24 was lost during a combat mission in the Black Sea, the Russian MOD reported.[698]
Russia 21 June Ka-29 An Ka-29 was shot down by friendly fire in Anapa Krasnodar.[699]
Russia 25 July Mi-28 An Mi-28 crashed in Kaluga region Russia by a technical error, both pilots died.[700]
31 July Mi-8 An Mi-8 from Rosgvardiya, was destroyed in the ground, 20 passengers and crewmen were killed.[701]
Russia 6 August Ka-52 An Ka-52 was shotdown by Ukrainian forces Ukraine in Kursk.[702]
Russia 6 August Mi-28 An Mi-28 was damaged by a FPV drone near Kursk.[703]
Russia 10 August Ka-52 A Ka-52 was shotdown by Ukrainian forces using MANPADS in Kursk oblast, Russia.[704]
Total 7 1 Mi-8, 1 Mi-24, 2 Mi-28, 1 Ka-29, 2 Ka-52.

Unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)

2022
Operator Date Type Description
Russia 11 March Forpost A Forpost drone was shot down in Zhytomyr.[705][706]
Russia 7 April Orion - Inokhodets An Orion drone was reported destroyed in Ukraine. The Ukrainian MOD released images of the drone wreck.[707][375]
Russia 25 April Orion - Inokhodets The remains of an Orion UAV was found in Ukraine.[708]
Russia 25 June Orion - Inokhodets An Orion UAV crashed into a tree in the streets of Mariupol.[709]
Russia 21 July Orion - Inokhodets The remains of an Orion drone were found in Ukraine.[710]
Russia 30 July Forpost The remains of a Forpost drone, registration number 932, were recorded in Bulgaria.[711]
Russia 23 September Mohajer-6 An Iranian-made Mohajer 6, presumably operated by Russian forces, was brought down by Ukrainian forces in the Black Sea near Odesa.[712]
Russia 9 November Korsar A Korsar drone was recorded crashed in Ukraine.[713]
Total 8 2 Forpost, 1 Korsar, 1 Mohajer-6, 5 Orion
2023
Operator Date Type Description
Russia 11 January Forpost A Forpost hit electric power lines and crashed near Severny, Belgorod Oblast.[714]
Russia 15 May Orion The remains of an Orion drone were recorded in Kherson,.[715]
Russia 6 June Mohajer-6 The remains of a Mohajer-6 drone, supplied by Iran, were recorded in eastern Crimea. The drone was jammed by friendly EW warfare, according to Russian sources.[716]
Russia 31 July Forpost A Forpost drone crashed in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast.[717]
Total 4 1 Forpost, 1 Korsar, 1 Mohajer-6, 1 Orion

Other operators

Operator Date Type Description
Hungary Hungarian civilian aircraft 27 February 2022 Cessna 152 A Cessna 152 with registration HA-WAS stored in the Antonov An-225 hangar at Hostomel Airport was crushed by the left wing of the destroyed Antonov An-225.[718]
(3) Azerbaijan Air Force 28 February 2022 MiG-29 Three MiG-29s being refitted in the Lviv State Aircraft Plant were reported destroyed or damaged on the ground by Russian strikes.[719][720][135]
(2) Romanian Air Force 2 March 2022 MiG-21 Lancer, IAR 330 A MiG-21 Lancer was lost while on an air patrol inside Romanian airspace near Cogealac, 60 miles from the Ukrainian border. This "occurred amid increased air police missions in Romania after the Russian invasion of Ukraine." An IAR 330 on a search and rescue mission for the missing MiG-21 crashed with seven fatalities. The eight servicemen who died in the two accidents were posthumously promoted and decorated by the president of Romania.[721][722][723]
Belarusian Air Force 11 July 2022 Chekan Ukrainian forces shot down a Belarusian Chekan loitering munition.[724][725]
United States Air Force 14 March 2023 MQ-9 Reaper A US MQ-9 Reaper UCAV was lost over the Black Sea after it was intercepted by two Russian Su-27s, one of which intentionally collided with the drone and damaged its propeller.[726]