More Than 700 Russian Aircraft Destroyed by Ukraine’s Air Force in Three Years

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s Air Force has reported the destruction of more than 26,500 aerial threats, including over 700 Russian aircraft. According to the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, this figure includes 370 fixed-wing aircraft and 331 helicopters.

Since February 24, 2022, Ukrainian forces have downed:

• 370 aircraft

• 331 helicopters

• 550 Kalibr cruise missiles

• 95 Iskander-K cruise missiles

• 1,801 Kh-101, Kh-55SM, and Kh-555 air-launched cruise missiles

• 460 guided air-launched missiles, including Kh-59 and Kh-69

• 40 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles

• 95 Iskander-M ballistic missiles and their North Korean variants (KN-23)

• 14,286 Shahed-type attack drones

• 6,900 reconnaissance drones

• 25 missiles of other types

The Air Force also confirmed that tactical aviation has conducted over 20,000 sorties in the past three years, with approximately 10,000 involving strike missions against Russian forces and more than 12,000 providing fighter cover.

Earlier, Russia launched its largest drone and missile attack on Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion, deploying 267 strike drones and three Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles. The assault targeted multiple regions, including Kryvyi Rih, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Odesa, causing casualties and significant damage to civilian infrastructure.

Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 138 Shahed-type drones, while electronic warfare measures neutralized 119 decoy UAVs. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for increased air defense support from international partners, citing a surge in Russian aerial attacks, with nearly 1,150 drones and over 1,400 guided bombs launched in the past week.