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Mar 9 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
On 6 March 2022, a Russian Air Force Mil Mi-8, operated by the 55th Separate Helicopter Regiment, was shot down by Ukrainian forces using MANPADS, and fell into the Dnieper river near Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast. All three crew members were killed.

tinyurl.com/jxyexx6c Representative photo: Mi-8A...major Yuri Belitchenkokapitan Konstantin SaigakovNames of starshiy leytenant...
The grave of major Yuri Belitchenko. Image
The helicopter was transporting military personnel (reportedly 14 people) from Dzhankoi to the Chornobaivka Air Base. Following people were most likely among the passengers who died in the crash: starshiy leytenant Nikita Perfilov (368th ShAP) starshiy leytenant Nikita P...
starshyna Stanislav Arzumanov (368th ShAP) starshyna Stanislav Arzuman...
starshiy leytenant Mikhail Fatyanov (37th SAP) ImageImageImage
kapitan Alexander Alexandrov (37th SAP) Image
starshiy leytenant Maxim Ushakov (37th SAP) ImageImageImage
major Kirill Litvinov (37th SAP) ImageImage
praporshchyk Dmitry Shalomagin (37th SAP) Image

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Mar 7
@LotA_IL First of all, it's an air base and that suggests aircraft. Secondly, the color of these "blue blobs" indicates the Su-27, which are painted similarly. Thirdly, between 26 Feb. 22 and today, the "blue blobs" were constantly moving around the place.
@LotA_IL I observed them in and out of the revetments, moving around the tarmac, taxiways and runway. This certainly suggests ongoing Su-27 operations taking place at the base. Fourth, the Russians who have access to far better sat images have attacked the base many times.
@LotA_IL Finally, since Feb. 2022 the base was constantly expanded, further confirming ongoing flight operations. Sentinel satellite imagery taken on 15 March 2022. Sentinel satellite imagery taken on 15 May 2022.Sentinel satellite imagery taken on 16 July 2022.Sentinel satellite imagery taken on 5 March 2023.
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Mar 6
The wreckage of a Russian Air Force Kamov Ka-52 attack helicopter was found by Russian soldiers in the area of Vuhledar, Donetsk Oblast. The video of the crash site was first posted on 6 March 2023.

tinyurl.com/4wsy3ttf Representative photo: Ka-52 s/n RF-13429, code 90 red, of th
More photos from the crash site.
Video from the crash site
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Mar 2
On 4 April 2022, a Russian Air Force Mil Mi-8 disappear from the radars somewhere on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border. At least two crew members, major Evgeny Filev and kapitan Timur Kipchatov, were killed (perhaps only presumed dead).

tinyurl.com/2p95x6yy ImageImageImageImage
Interestingly there is an audio recording of communications between Russian helicopters intercepted on 4 April.
Judging by the recording, on the evening of 4 April, six RuAF helos (including at least three Mi-8) took off from Zyabrovka AB in Belarus and headed east towards the Russian border. One of them, described as RF-04812, separated from the group and flew towards the BY-UA border. Zyabrovka Air Base.
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Feb 28
On 28 February 2023, the Rosneft oil rafinery in Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, was damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack. Wreckage recovered at the site suggests an Aerostar UAV, manufactured by Aeronautics Defense Systems of Israel, was used.

tinyurl.com/bdeh7xhn ImageRepresentative photo: Aeros...ImageImage
Damage caused in the attack. ImageImageImageImage
Remains of the Aerostar UAV used in the attack. ImageImageImage
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Feb 27
I finally found a photo of Su-25 s/n RF-90969, code 28 yellow, that was shot down in February or March 2022, reportedly in the area of Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast.

tinyurl.com/ye2b5r4f Photo: Yurij Vladimirovich.
Note that RF-90969 previously flew with code 25 yellow. Photo via 6parkbbs.
When RF-90969 was re-coded to 28 yellow, the code 25 yellow was assigned to RF-90967. Photo: Yurij Vladimirovich.
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Jan 26
The wreckage of a Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-34 was found somewhere in Ukraine. The video of the crash site was first posted on 25 January 2023, but was taken a while ago.

Possibly related to one of the already documented Su-34 losses.

tinyurl.com/yjhctr9s ImageImageImageImage
Video from the crash site
Possibly this one, but the background seems different
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