On Friday night, Feb. 25, 2022, Ukrainian air defenses claimed to have shot down two Russian Ilyushin Il-76 and two helicopters. Russia has not acknowledged the loss of any of its Il-76 aircraft. Ukrainian air defenses claimed to have shot down one Russian Il-76 transport near Vasylkiv, south of the …
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Ukraine’s military says it has shot down a Russian military transport plane with paratroopers on board. The Ukrainian General Staff claimed that a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter had shot down a Russian Il-76 transport plane carrying paratroopers near Vasylkiv According to a statement from the military’s General Staff, the Il-76 heavy …
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A Ukraine Air Force Su-27 fighter assigned to 831 Tactical Air Brigade jet was shot down over Kyiv. The pilot was killed. A number of unverified videos and images have appeared on social media sites as a result of the tense situation in Ukraine. A video is widely circulated on …
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Russian Air Force Kamov Ka-52 helicopter made an emergency landing near Hostomel Airfield after being bit by Ukraine MANPADS. According to the video posted on Twitter by @johnsweeneyroar: “Russian chopper stung by a Stinger” Russian chopper stung by a Stinger. The war, so far, is not going as well as …
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Ukrainian missile strike destroyed Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter jet on the parking area of Millerovo airbase. Ukraine reportedly attacked a Russian airbase on 25 February, marking the first time that Kyiv conducted an offensive military action outside of its national borders since Russia launched its renewed invasion of …
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Photo credit: Digi24.ro On Feb. 24, 2022, two F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets belonging to the Romanian Air Force (RoAF) were scrambled to intercept an unauthorized flight approaching the national airspace. According to the Aerotime report, the aircraft was identified as a Sukhoi Su-27 (NATO reporting name: Flanker) belonging to the Ukrainian Air Force …
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Credits: @JulianRoepcke A Russian Air Force Antonov An-26 transport plane is reported to have crashed in the Russian Voronezh Region, about 100 km north of the Russia-Ukraine border. All crew members on board died in the crash, the defence ministry said Thursday. The crash took place as Russian troops had …
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Credits: AIRLIVE A Ukraine Air Force Antonov An-26 transport plane is reported to have crashed. A photo is circulating on social media that purportedly shows the burnt wreckage of an An-26 in a field. Air Force Antonov An-26 has been shot down and destroyed on a field in the Kyiv …
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According to Ukraine’s Command of Joint Forces, At least five Russian aircraft and one helicopter were shot down by Ukraine. There are unconfirmed reports of two Su-25 fighter jets, one Kamov Ka-52 and one Kamov Ka-50 helicopter shot down according to the aviation-safety database. “On Feb. 24, 5 aircraft and …
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Credits: GLOBAL NEWS NEXUS According to Russian official sources, Russia has neutralized Ukraine’s Air Defences in less than 3 hours following the commencement of Russian airstrikes in the morning of February 24. The Russian Defence Ministry announced that the country’s armed forces had launched strikes against Ukrainian military facilities as …
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