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Russia Has Lost Almost 150 Helicopters Since The Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine

Russia has lost many helicopters but the exact numbers and Russia’s replacement rates are unknown.

The Russian Air Force continues to operate three MiG-29 multirole variants and the fast MiG-31 interceptor.

Surprisingly, the four out five entries on the list include various United States military branches.

Russia has lost a handful of rare, expensive, and difficult-to-replace AWACS aircraft in its war against Ukraine.

A handful of Russian strategic bombers have been confirmed damaged or destroyed in the Ukraine war together with the first shootdown.

Another Russian scientist has been convicted of selling state secrets to foreign agents adding to a recent flurry of such convictions.

The first Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber has gone down in the Ukraine war with Ukraine claiming their first such shoot down.

Some American firms have unwittingly supplied Russian military aviation giant Sukhoi. Simple Flying takes a deeper dive into this story.

The engagement resulted in a stalemate.

Russia has lost at least 100 fixed-wing aircraft in the full-scale invasion of Ukraine and possibly many more.