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. It includes helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and UAVs, and losses from the War in Donbas and the Wagner Group mutiny.

Donbas (2014–2022)

During the War in Donbas, on 20 November 2014, Ukrainian sources reported at a conference in London that the total Ukrainian 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] 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 Antonov An-30 surveillance plane was shot down with two shoulder-launched missiles. Ukrainian authorities initially claimed that the pilots survived,[7][8] but they later reported that five crewmembers were killed in the action, with two others missing.[9]
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.[10]
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.[11][12]
Ukraine 19 June 2014 Claim: A spokesman for the militia in Donetsk stated that they downed a Sukhoi Su-25 during fighting in Yampil.[13]
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.[14][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 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]
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.[24][25][26][27] Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that one of the attack planes was probably shot down by an air-to-air missile.[28]
Ukraine 7 August 2014 Pro-Russian forces shot down a MiG-29 with a Buk missile near Yenakiieve. The pilot safely ejected.[29] Separatist sources claimed he was captured and interrogated.[30]
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.[31]
Ukraine 20 August 2014 An Su-24M was shot down by rebel forces in Luhansk Oblast. The two crewmembers ejected successfully.[32]
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.[33][34][35]
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.[36]
Ukraine(2) 2 May 2014 Two Mil Mi-24s were shot down during large-scale operations during the Siege of Sloviansk.[37] Rebels claimed they had taken one pilot captive.[38] The Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that two helicopters had been shot down, killing two airmen.[39]
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.[40][41]
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.[42]
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.[43]
Ukraine 21 June 2014 A Mil Mi-8 crashed while delivering military hardware near Chuhuiv.[44]
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.[45]
Ukraine 7 August 2014 Pro-Russian forces shot down an Mi-8MT, call sign Yellow 62, in Manuilivka, Donetsk Oblast.[46][4]
Ukraine 17 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.[47]
Ukraine 27 August 2014 A Mil Mi-8, call sign Yellow 59, crashed while landing in Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast.[5]

Russian

 Russian Air Force August 2014 A Forpost drone was shot down in eastern Ukraine.[48]
 Russian Air Force October 2014 A Forpost drone was lost in eastern Ukraine.[48]
 Russian Air Force May 2015 A Forpost drone was shot down by the Ukrainian Dnipro-1 Battalion in Pesky[clarification needed], Ukraine.[48]
 Russian Air Force October 2016 A Forpost drone was lost in eastern Ukraine.[48]
 Russian Air Force October 2016 A Forpost drone was lost in eastern Ukraine.[48]

Total losses

Aircraft losses
Airframe Destroyed
MiG-29 2 Ukraine
Su-25 6 Ukraine
Su-24 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

Fixed-wing aircraft - 2022
Date Type Description
24 February Unspecified/Unknown A military aircraft of unspecified type was destroyed by Russian missiles in Odesa Air Base.[49]
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.[50][51][52]
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][53] and another were shot down near Vyshhorod Raion in Kyiv Oblast.[54][55]
One MiG-29UB with Volodomyr Kokhanskyi and Roman Pasulko was shot down over Dnipro river near Kosyn in Kyiv Oblast.[56][57][58][59]
Lt. Colonel Eduard Vahorovskyi was shot down near Ozerne airfield in Zhytomyr Oblast.[60][61]
Finally one MiG-29 piloted by Viaseslav Radionov [uk] was shot down in Vasylkiv, Kyiv Oblast.[62]
24 February 2 Su-25, 1 L-39 Albatros Russian missile strikes against Kulbakino Air Base destroyed two Su-25 attack aircraft, Blue 12 and Blue 42, and a L-39 trainer.[63][64]
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.[65][66]
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.[67]
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.[68][69]
24 February 2 Su-27 Russian strikes killed seven pilots and servicemen[70] destroyed a Su-27 codename Blue 37, and damaged another[71] on Ozerne Air Base in Zhytomyr Oblast.[72][73]
24 February Su-24 An Su-24, call sign White 20 was lost in Hostomel; both pilots, Major Dmitry Kulikov and Major Nikolai Savchuk, died.[74][75][76]
25 February MiG-29 A MiG-29 was lost between Horolivka and Hrushka in Ivano-Frankivsk.[77]
25 February Su-27 A Su-27P, Blue 100 was shot down over Kyiv by Russian S-400 SAMs; the crash damaged a residential complex. The pilot, Colonel Oleksandr Oksanchenko, died.[78][79]
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.[80]
On 26 February, Su-25 call sign "Blue 30", was shot down in Kherson Oblast, near Mykolaiv.[81] The pilot, Oleksander Scherbakov [uk] died.[82][83][84]
A Su-25M1, call sign "Blue 31", from the 299th TAB was shot down near Fedorivka.[85] Captain Andriy Antikhovich died.[86][87]
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.[88][89][90]
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.[91][92]
26 February 6 MiG-29 A Russian missile attack on Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport destroyed six MiG-29s.[93][94]
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.[95][96]
27 February Su-24 An Su-24, call sign White 77, from the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade was lost near Bucha, Kyiv Oblast. The pilots, Commander Ruslan Bilous [uk] and Commander Roman Dovhaliuk [uk], died and were awarded the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky.[97][98][75]
27 February An-26 An An-26 in storage at Kherson International Airport was destroyed following the Russian capture of the airport.[99]
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.[100][101] He was awarded Hero of Ukraine on 3 March.[102]
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.[103]
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.[104][105][106]
2 March MiG-29 A MiG-29 piloted by Oleksandr Brynzhala [uk] was shot down by Russian aircraft over Kyiv.[107][108] On 2 April, Brynzhala was awarded Hero of Ukraine order, posthumously.[109]
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.[110][74][75]
3 March Su-25 An Su-25 from the 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade piloted by Captain Vadym Moroz [uk] was lost over Mykolaiv.[111][112]
5 March Unspecified/Unknown An unidentified Ukrainian jetfighter was shot down by Russian aircraft over Zhytomyr Oblast. The pilot ejected and survived.[113]
6 March An-26 An An-26 cargo plane, codename Blue-57, was destroyed at Vinnytsia Air Base after a Russian missile attack.[114][115]
8 March MiG-29 A MiG-29 from the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade, piloted by Major Andriy Liutashyn, was lost near Kyiv.[116][117]
9 March Su-24 An Su-24, codenamed White 26, was shot down by a Russian missiles near Lebedyn, Sumy Oblast, the pilots bailed out and survived.[118]
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. [119]
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.[120][75]
13 March MiG-29 Ukrainian military sources reported that a MiG-29 piloted by Cpt. Stepan Tarabalka was lost while defending Ukrainian airspace.[121][122]
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.[123][124]
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.[125][126]
18 March 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.[127]
21 March Su-24 An Su-24 piloted by Viacheslav Khodakivskyi was lost near Pokrovsky district, Zaporizhzhia. The pilot died.[128]
22 March A Su-25 An Su-25, heavily damaged in combat, was recorded in video.[129]
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.[130][131][132]
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.[133][134][135]
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.[136] A Su-24 was recorded damaged with a trail of smoke in Rivne, western Ukraine on social media.[137][75]
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.[138]
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.[139]
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.[140]
15 April Su-25 An Su-25 was reported shot down by Russian forces in Izium;[141] the downing of the fighter was recorded by a military IR camera.[142] The pilot, Captain Yehor Serediuk, was reported killed near Izium on 15 April.[143][144] Serediuk was awarded Hero of Ukraine.[145]
6 May Su-24 An Su-24, codenamed White 12, crashed by a pilot error in Voznesensk airbase, Kherson. Both pilots survived.[146][147][148]
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.[149][150]
19 May Su-24 An Su-24, White 69 from the 7th Tactical Aviation Brigade was lost near Soledar during a combat mission.[151] Pilots Lt. Colonel Ihor Khmara and navigator Mayor Illia Nehar died.[152][153]
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.[154][155] The aircraft was reportedly destroyed either by an enemy air-to-air missile or due to friendly fire.[156][157]
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.[158][159][160]
26 June Su-24MR An Su-24MR, 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.[161][162][163]
2 July Su-27 An Su-27 was recorded damaged being transported for repairs.[164]
24 July 2 Su-27s, 1 Su-24 Two 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.[165][166][167]
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 in Dnipro.[168][169][52]
7 August Il-76 An Il-76, with serial number UR-76699, was recorded under Russian control in Melitopol Airport.[170]
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.[171][172][173]
15 August Su-25 An Su-25 from the 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade piloted by Colonel Yuriy Pohorilyi was lost while fighting Russian forces.[174][175]
21 August Su-27 An Su-27 piloted by Lt. Col Pavlo Babych was lost during a combat mission. The pilot died.[176][177]
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.[178][179]
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.[180][181][182]
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.[183][184][146]
29 September MiG-29 A MiG-29 piloted by Major Taras Viktorovych Redkin was reported lost.[185][186]
11–12 October Su-27, Su-24M Two fighter jets were lost over Shishatsk, Poltava Oblast. One Su-27 from 39th Tactical Aviation Brigade [uk] piloted by Colonel Oleg Shupik was lost, Shupik died.[187][188] Another aircraft, a Su-24M, Yellow 59, was shot down by an enemy missile after returning from a mission on 12 October.[189][190] One of the pilots survived, the other, Dmytro Bortnyk died.[191] Russian media reported on 27 November that an Su-24 was shot down in air combat by a MiG-31 with a missile.[192]
12 October MiG-29 A MiG-29 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[193] to eject.[194][195]
Fixed-wing aircraft - 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.[196][197]
Ukraine 7 January MiG-29 A MiG-29 was recorded by satellite imagery destroyed near Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast likely shot down by friendly fire.

[198]

Ukraine 27 January Su-25 An Su-25 was shot down by an enemy jet fighter near Kramatorsk resulting in the death of 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade pilot Danilo Murashko [uk].[199][200]
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.[201][202]
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.[203][204]
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.[205][206]
Ukraine 2 June MiG-29 Ukrainian media reported death of fighter pilot 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.[207][208]
Ukraine 24 July MiG-29 A debris of a lost MiG-29 near Bakhmut was recorded in social media.[209]
Ukraine 25 August 2 L-39 Albatros Two L-39 Albatros aircraft collided in Zhytomyr Oblast.[210] Ukrainska Pravda reported the death of three pilots; Major Andrii Pilshchykov call sign Juice. [211][212]
Ukraine 19 September MiG-29 A MiG-29 was hit and damaged by Russian ZALA Lancet kamikaze drone at Krivoi Rog Air Base.[213]
Ukraine 23 September 2 MiG-29s or Su-25s Two aircraft, presumably MiG-29 or Su-25 were destroyed at Krivoi Rog Air Base.[214]
Ukraine 25 September MiG-29 A MiG-29 was destroyed at Kulbakino Air Base, Mykolaiv.[215][216]
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.[217]
Ukraine 16 October 2 L-39 Albatros Two L-39s, including Blue 02 were destroyed in Odesa airfield by a Russian missile strike according to satelite imagery.[218][219]
Ukraine 26 October 2 MiG-29 Two MiG-29s were destroyed in the ground in Kulbakino airbase. [220][221]
Ukraine 22 December Su-27 An Su-27 was lost over Ozerne Airfield during a Geran 2 attack. Pilot Mayor Stanislav Romanenko died.[222]
Fixed-wing aircraft - 2024
Service Date Type Description
Ukraine 5 January MiG-29 A MiG-29 was lost to enemy fire during a combat mission. Pilot Vladyslav Zalistovskyi, call sign "Blue Helmet", from the 114th Tactical Aviation Brigade died. [223]
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. [224][225]
Ukraine 9 March MiG-29 A MiG-29 was shot down over north of Shevchenko, Donetsk. Pilot Andriy Tkachenko died.[226][227]
Ukraine 20 March L-39 A Aero Albatros L-39 was destroyed by a Zala drone in Kulbakino, Mykolaiv Oblast.[228]
Ukraine 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.[229]
Ukraine 20 April MiG-29 A MiG-29s was destroyed by Russian missile strike at Dnipro International Airport.[230]

Rotary-wing aircraft

Rotary wing - 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.[231][232][233]
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.[234][55]
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.[235][236]
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.[237] 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.[238][239] A third Mi-8 was lost in Kyiv Oblast.[240][241]
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. [242][243]
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,[244] two Mil Mi-24, and three Mil Mi-2 helicopters parked there.[245] In November, both Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters were recaptured by Ukrainian forces.[244]
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;[246] the wreck of one Mi-8 shot down on 31 March was recorded by media.[247][248][249] Of the recorded Mi-8 crash, only two crewmen survived and were captured; the remaining 15 died.[250] Another two Mi-8 helicopters were shot down on 5 April during rescue and supply operations around Mariupol.[251][252][253]
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.[254]
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[255] was shot down by a Russian aircraft near Odesa after returning from a mission on Snake Island.[256][257][258]
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.[259][260]
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.[261][262]
Ukraine 9 May Mil Mi-24P A Mil Mi-24P of the 11th Separate Army Aviation Brigade was damaged at Odesa air base during a Russian missile attack. It became known in July 2023.[263]
Ukraine 10 May Mil Mi-24P A Mil Mi-24P of the 11th Separate Army Aviation Brigade was slightly damaged during a combat mission.[264]
Ukraine 22 May Mil Mi-24P A Mil Mi-24P attack helicopter was recorded destroyed.[265]
Ukraine 18 June Mil Mi-8 The remains of a Mil Mi-8 were displayed by satellite imagery near Dnipro Oblast.[266]
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.[267][268]
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.[269][270]
Ukraine 2 July Unknown An unidentified military helicopter piloted by Yevhen Kachai crashed in Kryvyi Rih Raion, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.[271]
Ukraine 7 August Mil Mi-2 A Mil Mi-2 cargo helicopter piloted by Vadym Kravets and Ivan Sholomii was lost during a mission.[272][273] Another two airmen were killed during that day.[273] Denis Lukov[274] and Commander Oleksiy Myrhorodskyi.[275]
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.[276][277]
Ukraine 13 October Mil Mi-8MSB The remains of a Mil Mi-8MSB were discovered.[278]
Ukraine 31 October Mil Mi-8 An Mil Mi-8 crashed in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast.[279]
Ukraine 11 November Mil Mi-8 A Mil Mi-8 helicopter 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[280] pilot, Lt. Col Sergey Khomik,[281] and Mj. Viktor Penkovyi were killed.[282]
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.[283]
Ukraine 11 December Mil Mi-8 A Mil Mi-8 was lost in Kostiantynivka. The helicopter was carrying out an unguided missile attack when it was shot down by a Russian MiG-31.[284] Pilots Vladyslav Levchuk[285] and Maxim Fedorov were reported killed that day in Bakhmut, Donetsk.[286]
Ukraine 19 December Mil Mi-8 A Mil Mi-8 was recorded downed in Tonenkoye, near Donetsk during combat. Another helicopter escaped.[287][288] Two servicemen, Lt. Col Oleksandr Zubach and Lt. Col Stanislav Gulov were reported dead.[289]
Rotary wing - 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.[290][291] The Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrsky, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Yevhen Yenin, and state secretary Yuriy Lubkovych were among the dead.[292] 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.[293] It was confirmed by a CNN news crew onsite after remnants of flight manuals among the debris were found.[294]
Ukraine 21 January Mil Mi-8 A Mil Mi-8 was recorded shot down by Wagner forces using MANPADs in Bakhmut.[295]
Ukraine 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.[296][297]
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.[298]
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.[299]
Ukraine 18 February Mil Mi-8 A Mil Mi-8 was shot down by Wagner forces near Bakhmut.[300]
Ukraine 17 May Mil Mi-24 A Mil Mi-24 was damaged during combat.[301]
Ukraine 9 June Mil Mi-8 A Mi-17V-5, Serial Number 846, was lost alongside one of its crewmembers, Vladyslav Zozulay, in Kharkiv.[302][303]
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.[304]
Ukraine (2) 29 August 2 Mil Mi-8 Two Mil Mi-8 helicopters from the 18th Army Aviation Brigade (Poltava) [uk] were lost in a mission on Kramatorsk. Six airmen died. [305]
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 mision to retrieve the survivors next to the downed craft. The Commander of the 16th Helicopter Brigade, Sergei Novosad, died in the incident.[306][307][308]
Ukraine (2) 9 November 2 Mil Mi-8 The remains of two Mil Mi-8 were recorded in a dump.[309]
Ukraine 8 December Mil Mi-8 The remains of an Mi-8 helicopter were recorded in video, likely in Kherson Oblast.[310]
Rotary Wing - 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.[311]
Ukraine (2) 13 March 1 Mil Mi-17, 1 Mil Mi-8 Three Mil Mi helicopters were attacked by Russian fire and precision strikes, ending with one Mi-17 and 1 Mi-8 helicopters destroyed. The 12th Army Aviation Brigade announced the death of two of its pilots.[312][313]
Ukraine 16 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.[314]
Ukraine 17 March Mil Mi-8 A Mil Mi-8 helicopter was shot down in Kherson Region, the Commander died while two crewmen survived. [315]


Unmanned aerial vehicles - 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.[316]
Ukraine 8 March A complete Leleka-100 kit with serial number 258 was captured.[317]
Ukraine 8 March A Tu-141 reconnaissance drone was reported crashed.[318] Ukraine is the only known operator of the drone.[319][320]
Ukraine 7 March The remains of a shot-down Bayraktar TB2 were recorded in Zhytomyr.[321]
Ukraine 9 March A Bayraktar TB2, tail number T223, was lost under unknown circumstances in Crimea. Images surfaced on 18 February 2023.[322]
Ukraine 11 March A Tu-141 reconnaissance drone crashed in front of a student campus in Zagreb, Croatia.[323] Croatian president Zoran Milanović said it was clear the drone came from the direction of Ukraine, entering Croatia after flying over Hungary.[324] 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.[325]
Ukraine 13 March A Tu-141 reconnaissance drone was shot down by Russian forces in Crimea.[326]
Ukraine 17 March A Bayraktar TB2 was shot down over Kyiv; the Russian Ministry of Defense published images of the drone wreckage.[327][328]
Ukraine 20 March An A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down.[329]
Ukraine 24 March A UJ-22 Airborne UAV was shot down near Klintsy, Bryansk Oblast, Russia.[330]
Ukraine 29 March A Bayraktar TB2 was shot down, likely in eastern Ukraine.[331][332]
Ukraine 29 March A A1-SM Furia drone was shot down by Russian forces in Chernihiv.[333]
Ukraine 30 March A UJ-22 Airborne drone was reported shot down by Russian Pantsir S1 air defenses.[334][335]
Ukraine 2 April A Bayraktar TB2, serial number T187 was lost in Kherson.[336][337]
Ukraine 12 April A Tu-143 drone was shot down over Kharkiv by Russian forces.[338]
Ukraine 12 April A Leleka-100 reconnaissance drone was shot down by Russian Naval Intelligence forces.[339]
Ukraine 13 April The remains of an A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone were recorded by Russian troops in Azovstal, Mariupol.[340]
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.[341][342]
Ukraine (2) 27 April Two Bayraktar TB2 drones were reported shot down in Russia: one in Belgorod[343] and another in Kursk.[344] By 28 April 2022, Russian forces had successfully destroyed six Bayraktar TB2 drones as confirmed by imagery.[345]
Ukraine 28 April A Tu-141 reconnaissance drone was shot down during an attack on Russian-controlled Kherson.[346]
Ukraine 30 April A Tu-143 drone was shot down over Bryansk, Russia, by Russian forces.[347]
Ukraine 1 May A Bayraktar TB2, registration number S51T was shot down in Kursk Oblast, Russia.[348]
Ukraine 6 May A Spaitech Sparrow drone was shot down.[349]
Ukraine 2 May An A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down in Lyman.[350]
Ukraine 10 May A Tu-143 drone was recorded crashed.[351]
Ukraine 13 May An A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down in Kharkiv Oblast.[352]
Ukraine 14 May An A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down in Kharkiv Oblast.[353]
Ukraine 18 May Aan A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down.[354]
Ukraine 20 May A Bayraktar TB2 drone with tail number T274 was reported shot down in Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast, by Russian air defenses.[355]
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.[356][357]
Ukraine 23 May A Tupolev Tu-143 drone was shot down by Russian air defenses in Rostov, Russia.[358][359]
Ukraine 30 May An A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down.[360]
Ukraine 4 June A drone of the 45th Separate Artillery Brigade recorded its own downing by a Russian Tor air defense system. The drone was likely a Spectator-M1 model.[361]
Ukraine (2) 7 June A UA Dynamics Punisher drone as well as a WB Electronics Warmate loitering munition were shot down.[362][363]
Ukraine 10 June An A1-SM Furia drone was shot down by a Russian Strela-10 air defense system. The interception was recorded on video.[364]
Ukraine 13 June A Spectator M1 drone was brought down by Russian Electronic Warfare units; the drone was later retrieved by Russian forces.[365]
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.[366] The footage of the attack showed a drone resembling a commercial Mugin-5 or SkyEye 5000 drone.[367]
Ukraine 23 June An A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down by Russian forces in Sievierodonetsk.[368]
Ukraine 29 June A Tu-141 reconnaissance drone was shot down east of Kursk.[369][370]
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.[371][372]
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.[373]
Ukraine 25 July The remains of a Bayraktar TB2, tail number T29, were found in Kherson.[374][375]
Ukraine 25 July A Bayraktar TB2 drone with tail number U139 was reported shot down in Belgorod Oblast.[376]
Ukraine 30 July An A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down by Russian forces.[377]
Ukraine 1 August A Spectator M1 drone was brought down by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine.[378]
Ukraine 9 August A Bayraktar TB2 drone with call sign 409 was shot down.[379]
Ukraine 17 August A downed UAV Factory Penguin reconnaissance vehicle was displayed as an exhibit item at the International Military and Technical Forum ARMY 2022 at Patriot Park in Kubinka, Russia.[380]
Ukraine 19 August Drones launched an attack on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy in Sevastopol. A commercial SkyEye 5000 drone was shot down.[381][382]
Ukraine 22 August A Bayraktar Mini UAV was shot down by Russian forces.[383]
Ukraine 22 August An ASU-1 Valkyrja reconnaissance UAV was shot down by Russian forces.[384]
Ukraine 30 August A Leleka-100 reconnaissance drone was shot down by National Guard of Russia forces.[385]
Ukraine 2 September The remains of a Bayraktar TB2 drone were discovered in Kherson.[386][387]
Ukraine 11 September A reconnaissance drone, reportedly A1-SM Furia, was recorded being shot down by Russian air defence in Donetsk Oblast.[388]
Ukraine 17 September A Leleka-100 reconnaissance UAV was shot down and captured.[389]
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.[390]
Ukraine 25 September An A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down by a Russian 9K33 Osa SAM.[391]
Ukraine 28 September A photograph of a downed Leleka-100 reconnaissance UAV was posted by the pro-Russian telegram channel DONTSTOPWAR.[392]
Ukraine 30 September An unidentified UAV was recorded being shot down by Russian Pantsir-S1 SAMs, in a video published by the Russian Ministry of Defence.[393]
Ukraine 11 October An Avia Systems ASU-1 Valkrja was shot down in Luhansk.[394]
Ukraine 12 October A video of several Kadyrovtsy showing a downed Malloy Aeronautics T150 cargo drone was posted on the official Telegram account of the Head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov.[395]
Ukraine 23 October An Avia Systems ASU-1 Valkrja was downed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.[396]
Ukraine 28 October A Spaitech Sparrow drone was shot down.[397]
Ukraine 17 November A reconnaissance UAV was shot down over Kinburn Spit.[398]
Ukraine 27 November An A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was shot down.[399]
Ukraine 29 November The remains of a Bayraktar TB2 drone were published on social media near the Inhulets river, Mykolaiv.[400]
Ukraine 1 December An ITEC Skif reconnaissance UAV was forced to land by Russian forces, reportedly using an anti-drone gun.[401]
Ukraine 12 December An A1-SM Furia reconnaissance drone was captured by the Russian forces near Lyman.[402]
Ukraine 15 December A PGZ-19R Orlik reconnaissance UAV was downed in the vicinity of Kupiansk.[403]
Ukraine 17 December An RQ-20 Puma drone was captured.[404]
Ukraine 24 December A Tu-141 drone was shot down near Voronezh, Russia.[405][406]
Unmanned aerial vehicles - 2023
Service Date Aircraft Comment
Ukraine 5 January Athlon-Avia A1-CM Furia Downed and captured by the Russian forces[407]
Ukraine 5 January Shark UAV Crashed in the vicinity of Aksay, Rostov Oblast in southern Russia, approximately 200 km away from the frontline.[408]
Ukraine 9 January FlyEye Captured.[409][410]
Ukraine 15 January Bayraktar TB2 Downed using EW systems.[411]
Ukraine 17 January EFT E616 Captured.[412][413]
Ukraine 18 January The Russian group "Co-ordinational Centre for the assistance of Novorossiya" posted photos of a captured reconnaissance drone.[414] Upon dissasembly, the group stated that a Starlink antenna was found attached to the device, along with a Raspberry Pi computer and a CubePilot module. With an integrated Starlink dish, the drone would have had internet access anywhere it could see open sky. That would allow it to be controlled from anywhere in the world with a satellite connection.[415][416]
Ukraine (2) 19 January SkyEye 5000 Discovered by Russian forces in Luhansk Oblast.[417]
Ukraine 22 January Bayraktar TB2 Crashed under unknown circumstances.[418]
Ukraine 31 January Leleka-100 Photographs of serial number 525 were posted by Russian forces on 31 January 2023, but may have been downed at an earlier date.[419]
Ukraine 31 January Baykraktar MiniUAV Downed, as shown in a photo published by Russian forces.[420]
Ukraine 31 January A1-CM Furia Serial number ACM13072, code 610, reconnaissance UAV was downed near Kreminna.[421]
Ukraine 31 January A1-CM Furia Downed using electronic warfare equipment was photographed on social media.[422]
Ukraine 3 February Mara-2M Serial number 1766 was downed.[423]
Ukraine 5 February Tu-141 While carrying a OFAB-100-120 bomb, it crashed near Kaluga, Russia.[424]
Ukraine 23 February Bayraktar TB2 Crashed in Kharkiv Oblast due to friendly fire.[425]
Ukraine (2) 18 February Hawk, Athlon-Avia A1-CM Furia Wreckge posted on social media. Of note is the open source controller used to operate the drone showcased in the pictures.[426][427]
Ukraine 18 February A1-CM Furia Serial number ACM13009 downed by mobilised troops was photographed on social media.[428]
Ukraine (2) 27 February T10 Dovbush Shot down while loaded with PE8 explosives in Belgorod Oblast.[429][430]
Ukraine 28 February Aerostar Remains were found after attack on a Rosneft oil rafinery in Tuapse.[431]
Ukraine 28 February Tu-141 Crashed while armed with explosives near village of Novyi, Giaginsky District.[432][433]
Ukraine (2) 28 February Mugin-5 Pro Shot down over Crimea.[434][435]
Ukraine 28 February UJ-22Airborne Crashed near gas compressor facility in Kolomensky District, Moscow Oblast.[436][437]
Ukraine 21 April A1-CM Furia Serial number ACM13186 reconnaissance UAV was shot down by Russian 9K35 Strela-10.[438]
Ukraine 25 April UJ-22Airborne Crashed in Moscow Oblast.[439]
Ukraine 4 May Shark UAV Shot down near Belgorod.[440]
Ukraine 5 May Bayraktar TB2 Shot down by Ukrainian air defenses over Kyiv after loss of control.[441]
Ukraine 7 May Leleka-100 Downed in Luhansk.[442]
Ukraine 12 May Bayraktar TB2 Call sign U106 was shot down by Russian forces near Marinka.[443]
Ukraine 19 May RQ-20 Puma Downed.[444]
Ukraine 6 June FlyEye Captured.[445]
Ukraine 8 June RQ-20 Puma Downed.[446]
Ukraine 9 June RQ-20 Puma Downed.[447]
Ukraine 12 July RQ-20 Puma Downed.[448]
Ukraine 17 July Bayraktar TB2 Call sign T 263 was shot down by Russian Forces in Kherson Oblast, near Heroiskoye.[449]
Ukraine 21 July RQ-20 Puma Downed.[450]
Ukraine 29 July A1-CM Furia Serial number ACM1313002 reconnaissance UAV was downed in Svatove–Kreminna.[451]
Ukraine 7 August RQ-20 Puma Downed.[452]
Ukraine 9 August ASU-1 Valkyrja Downed in Bakhmut.[453]
Ukraine 14 August A1-CM Furia Downed in Zaporizhzia Oblast.[454]
Ukraine 21 August Primoco UAV One 150 Downed.[455]
Ukraine 22 August A1-CM Furia Serial number ACM187004 reconnaissance UAV was downed by a Tor air system.[456]
Ukraine 22 August Leleka-100 Serial number 284 was shot down by Russian forces.[457]
Ukraine 28 August A1-CM Furia Downed in Soledar.[458]
Ukraine 30 August UJ-22 Airborne Downed by a Russian Mi-28N.[459]
Ukraine 4 September RQ-20 Puma Downed.[460]
Ukraine 8 September A1-CM Furia Downed by Russian electronic warfare weapons.[461]
Ukraine 11 September A1-CM Furia Serial number ACM1312001 was downed.[462]
Ukraine 14 September RQ-20 Puma Downed.[463]
Ukraine (7) September -November ASU-1 Valkyrja Lost across Ukraine.[464][465][466][467][468][469][470]
Ukraine (3) 19–29 September A1-SM Furia Serial numbes ACM1311803, ACM139801 and ACM13299 were downed.[471][472][473]
Ukraine (5) October - November A1-SM Furia Shot down or captured.[474][475][470][476][477]
Ukraine 22 December UJ-25 Skyline Remains found in Russia. Crashed into the roof of a house.[478]
Unmanned aerial vehicles - 2024
Service Date Type Comments
Ukraine 12 May TB2 Downed over Lyubymivka, Ukraine.[479]

Civilian aircraft

Civilian aircraft - 2022
Date Type Description
24 February Antonov An-225 Mriya Destroyed on the ground at Hostomel Airport.[480][481][482]
Antonov An-74 Registration number UR-74010 was destroyed by Russian forces during the Battle of Antonov Airport.[483][482]
Antonov An-26 Registration number UR-13395 was destroyed during the battle for Hostomel.[482][484]
Antonov An-124 Registration number UR-82009 was heavily damaged during the battle for Hostomel.[485][482]
Antonov An-22 Registration UR-09307 was heavily damaged during the battle for Hostomel.[482]
Antonov An-28 Registrations UR-NTE and UR-UZD were damaged during the battle for Hostomel.[482]
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.[486][487]
Antonov An-148 Registration UR-NTA was damaged during hostilities at Hostomel Airport.[488] 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.[489]
Tecnam P2002 Sierra Operated by National Aviation University, it was damaged at Hostomel Airport.[490]
Antonov An-12 UR-21510 and UR-11315 were destroyed during hostilities at Hostomel Airport.[491][492]
Antonov An-140 UR-NTP was damaged during hostilities at Hostomel Airport.[493]
Antonov An-72 Yellow 06 was destroyed during hostilities at Hostomel Airport.[494]
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.[495][496][497]
4 June KhaZ-30 Registration UR-KVP was destroyed due to shelling at Korotych Airfield, near Kharkiv.[498]
1 July Antonov An-12 Damaged after skidding of the runway at Uzhhorod International Airport.[499]
2 September Antonov An-74 Destroyed in a Russian missile strike at Kharkiv Aviation Plant.[500]
Civilian aircraft - 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.[501]


Russian aircraft losses

Fixed-wing aircraft

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.[502]
Russia 24 February An-26 Registration number RF-36074 cashed in Voronezh Oblast, killing an undisclosed number of occupants. Allegedly caused by a technical malfunction.[503]
Russia 24 February Su-25SM 266th Attack Aviation Regiment plane piloted by Ruslan Rudnev was lost over Ukraine. Pilot died.[504][505][506]
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.[507]
Russia 27 February Su-34 Registration RF-81259, tail number Red 05 was shot down near Buzova airfield.[508][509]
Russia 1 March Su-34 Registration RF-81251, Red 31, was lost near Borodianka.[510]
Russia 2 March Su-25SM Registration number RF-91961 - Red 07, of the 18th Attack Aviation Regiment was shot down over Irpin. Pilot ejected and escaped behind Russian lines.[511][512]
Russia (2) 4 March Su-25SM Tail number Red 08, registration number RF-93026, was lost over Volnovakha. Serial number RF-91958, tail number Red 04, was shot down in Chernihiv; the pilot died.[513][512][514] Images of the wrecks appeared on social media.[515]
Russia 5 March Su-30SM RF-33787, codename Blue 45 was shot down in Bashtanka Raion. Both crew members, Major Aleksey Golovensky and Captain Aleksey Kozlov, were captured.[516][517]
Russia 5 March Su-30SM Piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Aleksey Narzullaevich Khasanov. Lost while on combat duty in Ukraine.[518][519]
Russia (2) 5 March Su-34 Registration number RF-81879, call sign Red 24, was shot down near Chernihiv. Both pilots ejected. Ukrainian forces captured the pilot; the co-pilot died.[520][521][522] Registration number RF-81864, call sign Red 26, was destroyed near Hrabivka, One pilot died.[523][524]
Russia 6 March Su-34 Registration number RF-95070 was shot down by Ukrainian air defenses near Kharkiv; one pilot was captured.[525][526]
Russia 6 March Su-25SM Registration number RF-93027, call sign Red 12, of the 18th Attack Aviation Regiment was found in Blystavytsya, Kyiv Oblast. The pilot reportedly ejected.[527]
Russia 7 March Su-25 Registration number, RF-90969, codename Yellow 28, of the 266th Attack Aviation Regiment, piloted by Oleg Chervov was lost during a combat mission in Ukraine. Chervov died.[528][529][530]
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.[531][532]
Russia 10 March Su-25 Call sign Red 10 with registration number RF-91969 was shot down near Kyiv. Pilot Major Nikolai Prozorov died.[533][534]
Russia 13 March Su-30 Shot down by Ukrainian defenses; pilot Serhiy Serhiyovych Kosyk was captured.[535]
Russia 14 March Su-25 Damaged by enemy fire, likely MANPADS, but managed to return to its base.[536]
Russia 14 March Su-34 Call sign Red 35 and registration number RF-95010 was found wrecked.[537][538]
Russia 17 March Su-30SM The crew of two, Lt. Col Yevgeny Kyslyakov[539] and Capt. Aleksander Pozinich from 14th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, were reported dead during a combat mission on Ukraine.[540]
Russia 3 April Su-35 Registration number RF-81752, call sign Red 61, near Izium, was downed and its pilot captured.[541][542]
Russia 25 April Su-34 Registration number RF-95808 call sign Red 24, part of the 47th Aviation Regiment, crashed in Balakliia, Kharkiv Oblast. Both pilots were recorded bailing out.[543][544][545][546]
Russia 26 April Su-34 Call sign Red 43, registration number RF-95858, was shot down near Zaporizhzhia.[547]
Russia 18 May Su-34 Pilot Cmdr. Vladimir Fetisov was reported killed.[548]
Russia 22 May Su-25 Pilot major general Kanamat Botashev was shot down in Popasna.[549][550]
Russia 27 May Su-25SM Registration number RF-95152, call sign Blue 15 was shot down near Chornobaivka. Pilot lieutenant Nikita Malkovsky died.[551]
Russia 10 June Su-25SM Registration number RF-91957, call sign Red 3 was heavily damaged after being hit by MANPADS over Ukraine. The pilot made an emergency landing.[552]
Russia 17 June Su-25 Pilot error crashed registration number RF-91965, call sign Red-09 in Belgorod.[553] Russian Fighter-Bomber Telegram channel published a headcam video footage of the pilot ejecting; he lived.[554][555]
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.[556][557]
Russia 21 June Su-25 The Southern Military District announced the crash in Gusev, Rostov Oblast, during a training flight that killed the pilot.[558]
Russia 3 July Su-25 Shot down in the area of Sievierodonetsk. Pilot Captain Anton Mikhailovich Romanov was killed.[559][560]
Russia 17 July Su-34 Registartion number RF-95890 call sign Red 51 was shot down near Alchevsk, Luhansk Oblast.[561][562] Possibly friendly fire.[563]
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.[564]
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.[565][566][567]
Russia 18 August Su-30SM c
Russia 22 August Su-25 Shot down using 9K38 Igla MANPADs near Bakhmut.[568]
Russia 7 September Su-25SM Registration number RF-95134, call sign Blue 04 was shot down near Volokhiv Yar, Kharkiv Oblast. The fate of the pilot is unknown.[569][570]
Russia 9 September Su-34 Remains of registration number RF-95004, call sign Red 20, were discovered near Izium. The fate of the crew is unknown.[571][572][573]
Russia 11 September Su-25 Crash taking off from Millerovo air base killed pilot Danil Dolbik.[574][575]
Russia 11 September Su-34 Shot down possibly by friendly fire near Vorontsivka in Crimea. Both crew members ejected safely.[576]
Russia 12 September Su-30SM Remains of registration number RF-81773 call sign Red 62, were discovered near Izium. The fate of the pilots remained unknown.[577][578]
Russia (2) 24 September Su-34 Shot down and recorded; one engine caught fire and crashed, allegedly downed by MANPADS, in Hlushchenkove, Kharkiv Oblast. Red 22, registration number RF-95005[579] was recorded shot down by a missile and crashed in Petropavlivka, Kupiansk Raion.[580] The crew ejected.[581]
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.[192]
Russia 2 October Su-34 Remains of registration number RF-81852, call sign Red 09, were discovered near Lyman.[582]
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.[583]
Russia 9 October Su-25 Crashed in an accident in Rogalik, Rostov Oblast, 30 km from Millerovo airfield.[584]
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.[585]
Russia 2 December Su-24M Registration number RF-93798, call sign Blue 48, operated by Wagner PMC, lost near Klesheyevka, south of Bakhmut. Both pilots died.[586][587]
Russia (2) 5 December Tupolev 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.[588][589][590]
Russia 9 December Su-25SM Damaged after an emergency gear-up landing at Primorsko-Akhtarsk Air Base in Krasnodar Krai.[591][592]
Fixed-wing aircraft 2023
Operator Date Type Description
Russia 25 January Su-34 Wreckage found in Ukraine. Video posted on 25 January 2023.[593][594]
Russia 13 February Su-24M Registration number RF-93799, call sign Blue 45, damaged by a MANPADS strike over Bakhmut. The crew, reportedly working for Wagner PMC, landed at the base.[595]
Russia 23 February Su-25SM An Su-25SM, registration number RF-95143, codename 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.[596]
Russia 1 March Su-25 Crashed somewhere in Ukraine. Pilot ejected and was evacuated by a Mi-8 on CSAR duty.[597]
Russia 3 March Su-34 Friendly fire incident over Yenakiieve, Donetsk Oblast. Crew member Major Alexander Bondarev died.[598][599]
Russia 10 March Su-27 Damaged in a partisan attack on Uglovoye airfield in Primorsky Krai. Video posted on 10 March 2023.[600]
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.[601]
Russia 7 April Su-25 Shot down by airborne anti-aircraft unit near Oleksandrivka. The pilot probably ejected.[602]
Russia 8 May Su-24 Set on fire in a partisan attack on Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association Plant. The aircraft was in storage. nly the landing gear was damaged.[603]
Russia (2) 13 May Su-34, Su-35S Both shot down in Bryansk Oblast. Crew died.[604][605][606]


Russia 24 June Il-22M Shot down in Voronezh Oblast by the Wagner Group during the Wagner Group rebellion.[607]
Russia 29 June Su-25 Hit with Igla missile by anti-aircraft unit of 10th Mountain Assault Brigade.[608][609]
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.[610]
Russia 19 August Tu-22M Destroyed on the ground of Soltsy-2 air base in Novgorod by drone attack.[611]
Russia (4) 29 August Il-76 Damaged by Ukrainian drone attack at Pskov airfield, two burned out.[612]
Russia 29 September Su-35 An Su-35 was shot down over Tokmak, possibly by friendly fire. The crew of one died.[613][614]
Russia 7 November Su-24 The remains of an Su-24, registration number RF-92025, Blue 48, were found in Soledar. Likely lost on 3 December 2022.[615]
Russia 5 December Su-24 Lost over the Black Sea, Ukraine claimed the aircraft was shotdown by a Patriot System.[616][617]
Russia 17 December Su-25 Pilot error in Ukraine. Pilot Dmitry Moiseev did not survive.[618]
Russia 22 December Su-34 Shot down in southern Ukraine, one confirmed destroyed by Telegram channel Fighterbomber. [619]
Fixed-wing aircraft 2024
Operator Date Type Description
Russia 3 January Su-34 Ukrainian saboteur at Chelyabinsk Shagol airfield. Scope of damage not known.[620]
Russia 14 January A-50 Lost above the Sea of Azov. Crew lost.[621][622][623][624]
Russia 14 January Il-22 Damaged beyond repair by a surface-to-air missile, but returned to base. One crewmember died due to shrapnel.[625][626]
Russia 24 January Il-76 Shot down near Belgorod. Transporting Ukrainian POWs according to Russian officials. 65 POWs, 6 crewmen and 3 guards died.[627][628]
Russia 17 February Su-35 Shot down over Eastern Ukraine; the pilot was evacuated by a CSAR helicopter mission.[629][630]
Russia 19 February Su-35 Shot down over Azov Sea. Pilot Fedor Grabovetsky lost.[631]
Russia 24 February A-50 RF-50610, Red 42 was lost more than 200 km from the frontline. Video appeared to show the shot.[632][633][634]
Russia 28 March Su-27 Crashed under unknown circumstances into sea off Crimea, near Sevastopol. Pilot ejected safely.[635]
Russia 19 April Tu-22M A Tu-22M crashed near Stavropol due to an engine fire. Four crew members ejected but one died.[636]

Rotary-wing aircraft

Rotary-wing aircraft 2022
Operator Date Type Description
Russia (5) 24–28 February 4 Ka-52, 1 Mi-35M Mi-35M (call sign 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.[637] RF-91122,[638] RF-13405[639] and RF-90656[640] were lost in Bucha Raion during the battle of Hostomel.[641][642][643][644]

Russia 26 February Mi-35 Shot down in Sahy, Kherson Oblast. Images were published.[645][646]
Russia 1 March Mi-35M RF-95290, Red 04 shot down with MANPAD in Kyiv Reservoir.[647][648]
Russia 3 March Mi-28 Lost in Ukraine, Maj. Sergei Emelyanchik and Maj. Igor Markelovdid killed.[649]
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.[650][651]
Russia (2) 5 March Mil Mi-8 RF-91165 and RF-91164 destroyed near Mykolaiv.[516][652][653]
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.[654][655][656][657]
Russia 6 March Mi-24P RF-94966 shot down by Ukrainian MANPADS in Kyiv Oblast.[658][659]
Russia 12 March Ka-52 RF-13409 shot down near Kherson; one crewman sustained serious injuries.[660][661]
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.[662]
Russia 16 March Ka-52 RF-13411 found in Mykolaiv Oblast.[663][664]
Russia 17 March Mi-35M Destroyed.[665]
Russia 30 March Mil Mi-8 RF-91882 destroyed on the ground in Kharkiv Oblast.[666][667]
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.[668][669][670]
Russia 2 April Mi-8 Remains of RF-91285 discovered in Hostomel Airport. Possibly lost during the fight for the airport in February.[671]
Russia 4 April Mi Mil-8 RF-04812 was destroyed in Ukraine; pilot lost.[672][673]
Russia 5 April Ka-52 Shot down by a Stugna-P anti-tank guided missile.[674][675]
Russia (2) 21 April Mi-8, Mi-28 Shot down by Ukrainian forces using 9K38 Igla MANPADS in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.[676][677]
Russia 15 April Ka-52 Shot down by Ukrainian 93rd Mechanized Brigade in Kharkiv Oblast at night; 2 crewmembers lost.[678][679]
Russia 26 April Mil Mi-28 Wreck found by Ukrainian forces outside Hostomel. Likely destroyed during the battle for Hostomel airport in February.[680]
Russia 30 April Ka-52 Shot down by a Stugna-P anti-tank guided missile.[681][682]
Russia 7 May Mil Mi-8 Codename Blue 98 was destroyed on the ground by Ukrainian Su-27s near Snake Island.[683]
Russia 9 May Mi-28 RF-13654 destroyed.[684]
Russia 14 May Ka-52 Call sign Yellow 22, was found destroyed near Hostomel, likely destroyed during the Battle of Hostomel Airport in February.[685]
Russia 16 May Mi-28N RF-13628 was destroyed in Kharkiv.[686]
Russia 19 May Ka-52 RF-13428 was shot down in Kharkiv,.[687]
Russia 4 June Ka-52 The Ukrainian 128th Mountain Brigade reported shooting it down with a MANPAD in the north.[688][689]
Russia 12 June Mi-28H Wreck videod by Ukrainian troops; the crew was lost.[690]
Russia 16 June Mi-35M Shot down by Ukrainian 231st Dnipropetrovsk Territorial Defense Battalion using MANPADS and videod.[691]
Russia 27 June Ka-52 British Martlet MANPADS hit and forced it to land.[692][693]
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.[694]
Russia 30 June Mi-8 39th Helicopter Regimentbird lost under unknown circumstances in the Black Sea near Snake Island. [695]
Russia 12 July Ka-52 319th Separate Helicopter Regiment bird lost in Kadiivka, Luhansk Oblast. Major Askar Robortdinov and Major Igor Saraev lost.[696]
Russia 15 August Ka-52 Ukrainian forces damaged a Ka-52 helicopter flying in Donetsk Oblast.[697]
Russia 17 September Ka-52 Shot down in Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk Oblast.[698]
Russia 22 September Ka-52 Shot down in Zaporizhzhia Oblast by an anti-air missile. The pilots survived.[699]
Russia (2) 1 October Ka-52 Shot down in Zaporizhzhia Oblast by an anti-air missiles. One pilot ejected.[700][701][702]
Russia 2 October Ka-52 Remains of RF-90393, callsign Red-81 found by Ukrainian Forces in Bilyayivka, Kherson.[703]
Russia 8 October Ka-52 Remains found by the Ukrainian 128th Mountain Brigade in Kherson Oblast. Dates and circumstances unknown.[704]
Russia 12 October Ka-52 Remains found; probably downed in the summer. Crew members Major Maxim Kovalev and Senior Lieutenant Andrei Butorin lost.[705][706]
Russia 30 October Mil Mi-24 Remains found in Kharkiv,.[707]
Russia (2) 31 October Ka-52 Damage confirmed by Russian officials at Pskov Airport, likely by Ukrainian saboteurs.[708]
Russia 31 October Mil Mi-8 MTKO Call sign Yellow 72, operated by the Wagner Group, shot down with MANPAD by Ukrainian forces near Spirne, Donetsk Oblast; videod.[709]
Russia (2) 13 November Mi-8, Mi-24 Previously captured at Kherson Airport; recaptured by Ukrainian forces.[244]
Russia 18 November Ka-52 Remains found in Kherson.[710]
Russia 4 December Ka-52 Shot down by Ukrainian Dnipro anti-aircraft missile brigade, killing both pilots.[711][712]
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.[713]
Rotary-wing aircraft 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.[714][715]
Russia 6 March Ka-52 The wreckage of a Ka-52 was found by Russian soldiers in the area of Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast.[716]
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.[717]
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.[718][719][720]
Russia 10 April Ka-52 A Ka-52 was shot down in the Avdiivka direction.[721]
Russia 24 April Mi-24VM A Mil Mi-24VM crashed near Kupiansk reportedly after hitting power lines.[722]
Russia 12 May Mi-28 The Russian Defence Ministry reported that an Mi-28 crashed in 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.[723]
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.[605][724]
Russia 22 May Ka-52 A Ka-52 was lost under unclear circumstances in Belgorod Oblast.[725]
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.[726]
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.[727]
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.[728][729][730]
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.[731]
Russia 25 July Ka-52 A Ka-52 was shot down in Donetsk Oblast. Both crew members died according to Russian sources.[732][733]
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.[734]
Russia 9 August Mi-8 During a Ukrainian inteligence operation, Maxim Kuzminov a Russian pilot defected to Ukraine while manning a Mi-8 helicopter, two other crewmen were killed by Ukrainian forces after landing in a Ukrainian airfield. In February 2014, Kuzminov was found killed in Spain.[735][736]
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.[737][738]
Russia 23 August Mil Mi-8 According to Ukrainian media, a Russian pilot defected and landed his Mi-8AMTSh, serial number RF-04438, codename Red 62 on Ukrainian territory. The rest of the crew was reportedly killed under unspecified circumstances.[739]
Russia 1 September Ka-52 A Ka-52 crashed in the Sea of Azov. The crew survived and was rescued.[740][738]
Russia (18) 19 October 10 Ka-52, 8 Mi-8 Ukrainian forces using six ATACMS missiles struck Berdiansk and Luhansk airfields, destroying two Mi-8s and six Ka-52s, also damaging beyond repair two Mi-8s and three Ka-52s and damaging four Mi-8s and one Ka-52, according to satellite photos.[741][742]
Rotary-wing aircraft 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.[743]

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)

Operator Date Type Description
Russia 5 March Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 drone was shot down in Ukraine.[516]
Russia 11 March Forpost A Forpost drone was shot down in Zhytomyr.[744][745]
Russia (2) 11–13 March Eleron-3SV Ukrainian forces seized two Eleron-3SV [ru] drones.[746][747]
Russia 14 March Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 crashed in Romania.[748]
Russia 21 March Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 was shot down by Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv.[749]
Russia 28 March Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 was shot down by Ukrainian Army Transcarpathian brigades.[750]
Russia 2 April Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 was shot down by Ukrainian forces in Poltava.[751]
Russia 5 April Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 was shot down in Kramatorsk. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense released images of the drone wreck.[752]
Russia 7 April Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 was forced to crash land in Luhansk Oblast by Electronic Warfare units of the Ukrainian 24th Separate Mechanic Brigade. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense released images of the drone wreck.[753]
Russia 7 April Orion An Orion drone was reported destroyed in Ukraine. The Ukrainian MOD released images of the drone wreck.[754][337]
Russia 8 April Orlan-30 An Orlan-30, a modified version of Orlan-10, was reported shot down by units of the Ukrainian 25th Mechanized brigade near Luhansk Oblast.[755]
Russia 11 April Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 was downed by Ukrainian paratroopers in southern Ukraine.[756]
Russia (2) 14 April Orlan-10 Two Orlan-10s were reported lost by Ukrainian forces.[757][758]
Russia 17 April Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 was shot down by Ukrainian paratroopers using a MANPADS.[759]
Russia 19 April Eleron-3SV Ukrainian forces found one crashed Eleron-3SV [ru].[760]
Russia 21 April Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 was shot down by Ukrainian troops using a MANPADS.[761]
Russia 22 April Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 was shot down by Ukrainian troops.[762]
Russia(2) 23 April Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 was brought down by Electronic Warfare units of the Ukrainian 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade, while another was recovered by the Ukrainian National Guard after it crashed.[763][764]
Russia 25 April Orion The remains of an Orion drone was found in Ukraine.[765]
Russia 26 April Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 was shot down over Ukraine.[766]
30 April Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 crashed in Donetsk Oblast according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations.[767]
Russia 2 May Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 was shot down by Ukrainian Army Transcarpathian brigades.[768]
Russia 3 May ZALA 421-16E2 A ZALA Aero 421-16EM [ru] drone was shot down in Ukraine.[769]
Russia 3 May Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 was shot down by Ukrainian forces in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.[770]
Russia (2) 4 May Orlan-10 Two Orlan-10s were shot down over Ukraine.[771][772]
Russia 10 May ZALA 421-16EM A ZALA Aero 421-16EM [ru] drone was shot down in Ukraine.[773]
Russia 10 May Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 was shot down remotely by the Ukrainian forces without damage in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.[774]
Russia (2) 11 May Orlan-10 Two Orlan-10s were brought down across Ukraine.[775][776]
Russia 13 May Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 was brought down by electronic warfare units of the 79th Air Assault Brigade in Mykolaiv.[777]
Russia 23 May ZALA 421-16EM A ZALA Aero 421-16EM [ru] drone was shot down in Ukraine.[778]
Russia (2) 25–28 May Orlan-10 Two Orlan-10s were shot down, one in Kherson Oblast and in Dnipro Oblast.[779][780]
Russia 8 June Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 was brought down by Ukrainian forces.[781]
Russia 13 June Orlan-10 A modified Orlan-10 drone was shot down in Ukraine; according to Ukrainian sources the drone was a cartographic model with several cameras designed for additional surveillance.[782]
Russia 15 June Merlin VR A Merlin VR drone was shot down in Ukraine.[783]
17 June Supercam S450 A Ministry of Emergency Situations Supercam S450 drone crashed in Ukraine and was seized by Ukrainian officials.[159]
Russia 25 June Orion An Orion UAV crashed into a tree in the streets of Mariupol. [784]
Russia 20 July Latochka-M A Latochka UAV was brought down and captured by Ukrainian forces.[785]
Russia 21 July Orion The remains of an Orion drone were found in Ukraine.[786]
Russia 23 July ZALA 421-16EM A ZALA Aero 421-16EM [ru] UAV was shot down near Izium.[787]
Russia 28 July Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 was shot down by Ukrainian soldiers using a FIM-92 Stinger missile.[788]
Russia 30 July Forpost The remains of a Forpost drone, registration number 932, were recorded in Bulgaria.[789]
Russia 31 July Orlan-10 A cartographic modified Orlan-10 UAV was shot down by Ukrainian Buk SAMs.[790]
Russia 5 August Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 UAV was downed.[791]
Russia 8 August ZALA 421-16EM A ZALA Aero 421-16EM [ru] UAV was shot down in southern Ukraine.[792]
Russia (2) 13 August Orlan-10 Two Orlan-10s were reported shot down by Ukrainian forces using a British-made Stormer HVM system.[793]
Russia 16 August Eleron-28M An Eleron-28M [ru] drone crashed in Ukraine and was seized by Ukrainian forces.[794]
Russia 19 August Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 UAV was downed by Ukrainian forces in the Southern front.[795]
Russia 20 August Orlan-10 A cartographic modified Orlan-10 UAV was shot down and destroyed by Ukrainian forces on the Eastern front.[796]
Russia 21 August Eleron-3SV An Eleron-3SV [ru] reconnaissance and surveillance UAV was downed by Ukrainian forces.[797]
Russia 21 August Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 UAV was downed likely by Ukrainian electronic warfare system on the Eastern front.[798]
Russia 23 August Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 UAV was downed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast likely by Ukrainian electronic warfare system.[799]
Russia 25 August Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 was downed by Ukrainian paratroopers, allegedly through electronic warfare systems.[800]
Russia 28 August Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 UAV was shot down by the Ukrainian forces in an undisclosed place.[801]
Russia 2 September Orlan-20 "Kartograf" A cartographic modified Orlan-20 UAV was shot down by Ukrainian forces.[802]
Russia 2 September ZALA 421-16EM A ZALA Aero 421-16EM [ru] UAV was downed without apparent damage by the Ukrainian forces on the Eastern front.[803]
Russia 19 September Orlan-20 "Kartograf" A cartographic modified Orlan-20 UAV was downed in Mykolaiv Oblast.[804]
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.[805]
Russia (2) 23 September Orlan-10, Orlan-30 An Orlan-10 and an Orlan-30 were forced to land by the Ukrainian Air Assault forces on the Southern front using electronic warfare systems.[806]
Russia 28 September Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 UAV was downed by Ukrainian forces. [807]
Russia 29 September Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 UAV was shot down by Ukrainian forces in Sumy Oblast.[808][809]
Russia 30 September ZALA 421-16EM A ZALA Aero 421-16EM [ru] UAV was downed without apparent damage by the Ukrainian forces near Hoptivka, Kharkiv Oblast.[810]
Russia 3 October Eleron-3SV Ukrainian forces captured an Eleron-3SV [ru].[811]
Russia 19 October Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 was captured by Ukrainian forces.[812]
Russia 23 October Grifon-12 A Grifon-12 was captured by the Ukrainian National Guard in Donetsk Oblast.[813]
Russia 2 November Eleron-28M An Eleron-28M [ru] was shot down by the Ukrainian army on the Southern front.[814]
Russia 8 November Granat-4 A Granat-4 [uk] drone was shot down and captured by Ukrainian forces in Kharkiv.[815]
Russia 8 November Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 UAV fell to the ground and was captured by the Ukrainian 28th Mechanized Brigade.[816]
Russia 9 November Supercam S350 A Supercam S350 drone was shot down near Sumy Oblast.[817]
Russia 9 November Korsar A Korsar drone was recorded crashed in Ukraine.[818]
Russia 9 November Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 UAV was shot down by Ukrainian forces in Donetsk Oblast.[819]
Russia 26 November ZALA 421-16EM A ZALA Aero 421-16EM [ru] UAV was shot down near Bakhmut.[820]
Russia 29 November Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 UAV was captured by Ukrainian forces. The drone was assembled from several different examples.[821]
Russia 29 November Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 UAV was downed by Ukrainian forces. [822]
Russia 1 December Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 UAV was destroyed by Ukrainian forces, reportedly near Bakhmut.[823]
Russia 4 December Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 UAV was downed by Ukrainian forces. [824]
Russia 30 December Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 UAV was downed by Ukrainian forces. The location is reportedly on the Eastern front.[825]
Unmanned aircraft 2023
Operator Date Type Description
Russia 4 January Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 UAV was downed by Ukrainian electronic warfare system. The drone was unusually adapted for targeting ground targets and carries 4x OFSP HE-FRAG bomblets in special underwing pods.[826]
Russia 11 January Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 UAV was captured by Ukrainian forces on the Eastern front. The photo was first posted on 11 January 2023.[827]
Russia 11 January Forpost A Forpost hit electric power lines and crashed near Severny, Belgorod Oblast.[828]
Russia 20 January Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 UAV was downed by Ukrainian forces.[829]
Russia 3 February ZALA 421-16E2 A ZALA 421-16 was downed by Ukrainian forces in the vicinity of Donetsk.[830]
Russia (2) 3 February Orlan-10, Orlan-30 An Orlan-10 and an Orlan-30 were downed by Ukrainian forces in Donetsk Oblast.[831]
Russia 5 February Granat-4 The remains of a Granat-4 [uk] reconnaissance UAV were found by Ukrainian forces in Rivne Oblast. The photo was first posted on 5 February 2023.[832]
Russia 10 March Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 UAV was captured by Ukrainian forces.[833]
Russia 6 May Orlan-20 "Kartograf" A cartographic modified Orlan-20 UAV was destroyed in Kryvyi Rih.[834]
Russia 15 May Orion The remains of an Orion drone were recorded in Kherson,.[835]
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.[836]
Russia 4 July Orlan-10 An Orlan-10 UAV was shot down by the Ukrainian 92nd Mechanized Brigade.[837]
Russia 13 July Orlan-30 An Orlan-30 UAV was shot down by Ukrainian forces.[838]
Russia 31 July Forpost A Forpost drone crashed in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast.[839]
Russia 28 August ZALA 421-16E A ZALA 421-16E was shot down by Ukrainian forces.[840]

Other operator losses

Operator Date Type Description
Hungary Hungarian civilian aircraft 27 February 2022