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Mainly counting confirmed aviation losses during Russo-Ukrainian War. Some aviation news and history.

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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Ukrainian Air Force Su-27S, 46 blue, of the 39. BrTA.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
First photo of Su-34 in desert camo. Most likely for the Algerian Air Force.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
The Polish company Mista has already produced and delivered over 200 Oncilla armoured vehicles to Ukraine. Another 100 will be supplied this year.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
On 16 May 2025, at around 03:30, a Ukrainian Air Force F-16AM fighter was lost under unclear circumstances while countering a Russian UAV attack. The pilot ejected and was rescued by a CSAR team.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
The Polish Armaments Agency has just signed a framework agreement with the WB Group for the the delivery of almost ten thousand Warmate loitering munitions.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Poland has just ordered 3 SAR satellites (with options for 3 more). The first one will be launched this year.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
One of the fourteen MiG-29 fighters (most likely former s/n 66) donated by Poland.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The second batch of 19x M1A2SEP v.3 Abrams main battle tanks (out of 250 ordered) was delivered to Poland. In consequence, the Polish Army currently has 116x M1A1FEP, 28x M1A2SEP v.2 and 47x M1A2SEP v.3 MBTs.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Belgium wants to buy several hundreds Polish-made Piorun MANPADS.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
MiG-29 (9.13), 74 white, of the 114. Tactical Aviation Brigade, with standard three-tone grey digital camo scheme and quick identification markings.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/114brigade/posts/pfbid08dCvUwhErYaAccEFENRraqXEv1Rh9oHu8LPhpyQCV9cadc1CNg4Gr54PSYPXNMDql?__cft__[0]=AZVS15Oe5-Yo_fXlhKlh6BNZCSuoVm5vsgYknr8DCPo1AqPRvuKIH-470awVhr0nIJonD62MQ0Tvedri6k0S5ikt96k9sHs8CD7blQNNBjWDxKx0AEkQhiAgTaQB8-XvxK34RqK6zhHDan7wGjkfQb08jdNWIjYx1mZFKpWkS8_k9g13R1sjirYHJMYUk1fRhHw&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
MiG-29UB, 20 white, of the 114. Tactical Aviation Brigade, with standard three-tone grey digital camo scheme and quick identification markings.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/114brigade/posts/pfbid08dCvUwhErYaAccEFENRraqXEv1Rh9oHu8LPhpyQCV9cadc1CNg4Gr54PSYPXNMDql?__cft__[0]=AZVS15Oe5-Yo_fXlhKlh6BNZCSuoVm5vsgYknr8DCPo1AqPRvuKIH-470awVhr0nIJonD62MQ0Tvedri6k0S5ikt96k9sHs8CD7blQNNBjWDxKx0AEkQhiAgTaQB8-XvxK34RqK6zhHDan7wGjkfQb08jdNWIjYx1mZFKpWkS8_k9g13R1sjirYHJMYUk1fRhHw&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Another photo of the black MiG-29 from the 40. BrTA.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
One of the perished crew members was kapitan Ilya Vankovsky. vk.com/wall-2141267...
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Polish WZL-1 delivered the first batch of Patriot PAC-3 MSE launch containers to Lockheed Martin.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
One of the Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 fighters in the "pseudo Falcons" color scheme. Note the two gray stripes painted along the aircraft.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
One of the 14 ex-Polish Air Force MiG-29 fighters in service with the Ukrainian Air Force.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Yet another photo of a gray Su-27 of the Ukrainian Air Force.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Polish-supplied Krab self-propelled gun-howitzer was retrofitted with drone jammers in Ukraine. bsky.app/profile/dzyg...
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Furthermore, in the interview, the pilot said that after he ejected and landed on the ground, he saw a sign "Reception Room, Psychiatric Ward, Vesela Dolyna".
Maxar sat imagery taken on 29 August 2023.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
This confirms the claim made on 5 January 2023 by the Butusov TG channel, which published an UAV footage showing burning remains in the ruins of psychiatric facility in Vesela Dolyna. Back then the loss wasn't counted due to the lack of recognizable parts visible in the UAV vid t.me/ButusovPlus/...
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
An interview with a retired Russian Air Force officer codename "Maestro" who worked for Wagner PMC was recently published. He said that on 5 January 2023, his Su-25 was shot down by a missile and crashed into a building in Vesela Dolyna, Bakhmut Raion. t.me/dnevnik_shtu...
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Ah, one more thing. The fuselage stored behind the hangar is unfinished An-124 (left photo). The second An-225 is stored inside.
Photo source: valakhov.Photo source: Antonov.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
There are two darker spots on the hangar roof. Might be impact marks left by UAVs or possibly puddles of melted snow that fell on 10 April. On the left there is this strange orange glare, lens aberration? Or is it possible that the fire still rages inside?
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Apparently these two building were heavily damaged/destroyed in the attack.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
According to NASA FIRMS there is a fire near the Engels-2 Air Base nuclear ammo depot.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
The BBC reported that according to their source, the F-16 was shot down by a Russian missile. "In total, the Russians fired three missiles at the plane. It was either a guided anti-aircraft missile from the S-400 ground-based complex, or an R-37 air-to-air missile".
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
A few more photos of kapitan Pavlo Ivanov back in the days he was a Su-25 pilot in the 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Pavlo Ivanov had the rank of kapitan.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
On 12 April 2025, a Ukrainian Air Force F-16AM fighter was lost during a combat mission. The pilot, officer Pavlo Ivanov, did not survive. He was retrained from the Su-25 to fly the F-16.
Representative photo: F-16AM s/n 80-3599 of the Ukrainian Air Force (src. Efrem Lukatsky).
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
It is worth noting that the unfinished second An-225 was stored right behind the attacked hangar. Apparently it was still there the day before the attack (as seen in Sentinel imagery from 11 April 2025).
Satellite imagery taken on 28 September 2023 (via GE).
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Sviatoshyn Airfield in Kyiv was attacked overnight. Apparently the largest hangar of Antonov Serial Production Plant was targeted. Representative sat photo from 31 March 2024. Note the An-124 parked outside in comparison to the size of the hangar.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
"The Polish-made Krab self-propelled howitzer has proven itself a beast on the battlefield—Ukrainian gunners call it reliable, precise, and deadly." - Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Poland has delivered at least 108 units to Ukraine since June 2022.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
More photos of ex-Polish Air Force MiG-29 fighters in Ukraine.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
On 21 January 2025, a Russian Armed Forces Mi-8 helicopter was damaged while performing an emergency landing after it began to constantly rotate to the left at an altitude of 200 m.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
During the flight, the canopy of a Russian Air Force Su-34 shattered, reportedly at an altitude of around 10,000 m. The crew managed to land the damage plane at the air base. Both crew members suffered "serious injuries" from the flying glass shards.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
On 22 February 2025, the Ukrainian Naval Aviation Westland Sea King HU.5, b/n 51, from the 10th Naval Aviation Brigade, was severely damaged (likely beyond repair) in a crash, probably at Kulbakino Air Base, Mykolaiv Oblast. The crew members suffered minor to moderate injuries.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Poland has transferred another 5000 Starlink terminals to Ukraine. With the delivery of 29500 units, Poland is the world's largest supplier of Starlink terminals to Ukraine.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
It crashed in the area of Buret, Usolsky Raion, Irkutsk Oblast.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Irkutsk Oblast. Out of the four crew members, pilot died, rest ejected safely.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
A Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M3 bomber crashed in Usolsky Raion, Russia.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Reportedly, a Ukrainian F-16 decoy placed at an air base in such a way that it is clearly visible from a nearby public road.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
I think the Mi-8 was attacked between 14 and 24 Feb and was damaged in such a way that they haven't been able to move it for over a month now. Between 2 and 3 helos were usually present in the base in Jan and Feb. After 14 Feb all but this one disappeared and never came back.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
It didn't move a bit in March. It was still in the same spot in the latest imagery from 28 March. In all of the available sat photos of this base, other helicopters do not stay in exactly the same place for more than a few days.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
I looked at Sentinel sat photos and it turned out that the helicopter has been parked in exactly the same spot since at least 24 February 2025 (it wasn't there on 14th).
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Now when I'm looking at this, I think there is also a small chance that the dark spots on the field could have been caused by snow removal from the landing pads, and the attack occurred later. Unfortunately new imagery isn't available due to overcast.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Yet another photo of one of the 14 ex-Polish Air Force MiG-29 fighters in service with the Ukrainian Air Force.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Interior of the one of the Polish-supplied 155mm Krab SPGs in service with the Ukrainian 40th Artillery Brigade. At least 108 units have been delivered to Ukraine since June 2022.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Polish-supplied Rosomak infantry fighting vehicle in service with the Ukrainian 44th Separate Mechanized Brigade. Total of 200 Rosomak IFVs were delivered to Ukraine.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Photos of one of the ex-Polish Air Force MiG-29 fighters in service with the 114th Tactical Aviation Brigade.
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The Military Watch @marcinrogowski.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
A few photos of the Ukrainian Air Force F-16AM fighters.
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