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 | 253 | |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 222 | |
Losses by Type
Top aircraft models lost
| Model | Category | Number lost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mi-8 | Military Helicopters | 81 | |
| Su-25 | Combat Aircraft | 66 | |
| Ka-52 | Military Helicopters | 50 | |
| MiG-29 | Combat Aircraft | 49 | |
| Su-24 | Combat Aircraft | 41 | |
| Su-34 | Combat Aircraft | 29 | |
| Su-27 | Combat Aircraft | 28 | |
| Mi-24 | Military Helicopters | 18 | |
| Mi-24/35 | Military Helicopters | 15 | |
| Mi-28 | Military Helicopters | 12 | |
Full records of aircraft losses
| Date | Force | Aircraft Type | Model | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 29, 2026 | 🇷🇺 Russian Naval Aviation | Combat | Su-27/30 | 1 | Su-30SM reportedly shot down over Black Sea; crew did not survive (Ukrainian claim, unverified). |
| Jan. 12, 2026 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | F-16 | 1 | Reportedly shot down by Russian S-300; claim disputed by Kyiv and unverified by third parties. |
| Dec. 27, 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-25 | 1 | Attack aircraft shot down by MANPADS near Kharkiv; pilot killed. |
| Dec. 9, 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Transport | An-22 | 1 | Strategic heavy transport crashed during test flight in Ivanovo region; 7 crew killed. |
| Dec. 4, 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russian Naval Aviation | Combat | MiG-29 | 1 | Naval fighter destroyed by Ukrainian drone strike at Kacha airbase Crimea. |
| July 22, 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | Mirage 2000 | 1 | One French Mirage 2000-5 crashed due to equipment failure |
| June 13, 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-25 | 1 | Crashed near Soledar, Donetsk Oblast during a combat mission; pilot ejected and rescued. |
| June 7, 2025 | 🇷🇺 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 | 🇷🇺 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 | 🇷🇺 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 | 🇷🇺 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 | 🇷🇺 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 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Helicopter | Mi-8 | 1 | Crashed in Uritsky District, Oryol Oblast, resulting in the death of three crew members. |
| May 16, 2025 | 🇺🇦 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 | 🇷🇺 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. |
| Date | Force | Aircraft Type | Model | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | Su-27 | 1 | Lost during a mission repelling Russian drone attacks; the pilot ejected and survived. |
| April 12, 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | F-16AM | 1 | F-16AM shot down by a Russian missile during an operational mission. |
| March 23, 2025 | 🇷🇺 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 | 🇷🇺 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 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Helicopter | Mi-8 | 1 | Mi-8MTV-5 sustained severe damage from HIMARS barrage at a forward operating base. |
| March 22, 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-34 | 1 | Damaged after an emergency gear-up landing at Lipetsk Air Base. |
| March 2, 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | Su-25 | 2 | Wreckage, previously operational, recorded in a Ukrainian documentary. |
| Feb. 22, 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Navy | Helicopter | Sea King | 1 | Sea King HU.5 crash landed near Mykolaiv due to mechanical issues, sustaining substantial damage. |
| Feb. 14, 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Army Aviation | Helicopter | Mi-8 | 1 | Mi-8MT recorded crashed in Ukraine. |
| Feb. 8, 2025 | 🇷🇺 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 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | Su-27 | 1 | Su-27P1M shot down near Pokrovsk by Russian aircraft. |
| Feb. 1, 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-25 | 1 | Wreckage recorded outside the base of Gvardeyskoye in Crimea. |
| Jan. 15, 2025 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Army Aviation | Helicopter | Mi-8 | 1 | Mi-17V-5 crashed under unknown circumstances in Ukraine and was heavily damaged. |
| Jan. 1, 2025 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Helicopter | Mi-28 | 1 | Crashed in Kamensky District, Voronezh Oblast, killing both pilots. |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | 🇷🇺 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. |
| Date | Force | Aircraft Type | Model | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 23, 2024 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-25 | 1 | Su-25SM damaged in the canopy by a crash with a ZALA drone. |
| Dec. 18, 2024 | 🇷🇺 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 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | Su-25 | 1 | Shot down by Russian S-400 defence system near Kherson Oblast. |
| Nov. 22, 2024 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | MiG-29 | 1 | Destroyed on the ground at Dnipro International Airport by an Iskander missile. |
| Nov. 7, 2024 | 🇷🇺 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 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Helicopter | Mi-28 | 1 | Suffered mechanical failures and crashed in Kerch Strait, killing two crew members. |
| Oct. 22, 2024 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Army Aviation | Helicopter | Mi-24 | 1 | Mi-24PU1 crashed in Lviv oblast, suffering damage to rotors and fuselage. |
| Oct. 6, 2024 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-25 | 1 | Wreckage was transported in a truck, airframe likely lost before spring. |
| Sept. 21, 2024 | 🇷🇺 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 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-27/30/35 | 1 | Lost over the Black Sea, unknown cause; both crewmen died. |
| Aug. 26, 2024 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | F-16 | 1 | Lost during a Russian missile and drone attack. |
| Aug. 25, 2024 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Helicopter | Mi-8 | 1 | Damaged by Ukrainian fire and crash-landed in Kursk Oblast. |
| Aug. 22, 2024 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-24 | 1 | Su-24M damaged during a Ukrainian drone attack on Marinovka air base. |
| Aug. 22, 2024 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Combat | Su-34 | 3 | Destroyed on the ground during a Ukrainian drone attack on Marinovka air base. |
| Aug. 22, 2024 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Training | L-39 | 1 | Suffered an accident during flight after a stork impacted the canopy; the damaged aircraft was landed. |
| Date | Force | Aircraft Type | Model | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 16, 2024 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | MiG-29 | 1 | Destroyed on the ground by a Russian Iskander M strike at Dnipro Airport. |
| Aug. 12, 2024 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | MiG-29 | 1 | Shot down in combat by a Russian Su-30. |
| Aug. 12, 2024 | 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Force | Combat | Su-27 | 1 | Damaged on the ground at Myrhorod Air Base. |
| Aug. 10, 2024 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Helicopter | Ka-52 | 1 | Shot down by Ukrainian forces using MANPADS in Kursk Oblast. |
| Aug. 6, 2024 | 🇷🇺 Russian Air Force | Helicopter | Ka-52 | 1 | Shot down by Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast. |
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