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@MarcinRogowsk14
Oct 10 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Every now and then, when I look through sat photos, I come across aircraft decoys painted at air bases. I will be posting them in this thread.

Not a decoy, but I would like to start with "Russian warplane go fuck yourself" from Vasylkiv Air Base. Satellite imagery taken 31 March 2022.
Satellite imagery taken 31 March 2022. Su-34 decoy at Khanskaya Air Base.

Coordinates: 44.674199, 40.022472 MAXAR sat imagery taken on 26 February 2024.
Sep 11 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
On 10 September 2024, the Russian Armed Forces carried out an attack on Uman Air Base, Cherkasy Oblast.
Image Before the full-scale war, the base was used for training purposes by the Kharkiv National Air Force University. In this sat imagery taken on 2 September 2017 you can see L-39 trainers parked on the apron.
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Aug 28 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
Ihor Polishchuk, the mayor of Lutsk, informed today that on 26 August 2024, pidpolkovnyk Oleksiy Mes died while performing a combat mission. He was a MiG-29 pilot from the 204 Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force.


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Oleksiy Mes in the cockpit of F-15D during visit in the 144th Fighter Wing (144 FW) of the California Air National Guard.
Image Ihor Polishchuk already removed the information about the death of pidpolkovnyk Mes, but it is still visible in the edit history. The Volyn News portal also deleted a previously published article about the death of pidpolkovnyk Oleksiy Mes. facebook.com/ihor.polishchu…
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Aug 22 • 19 tweets • 14 min read
On 22 August 2024, a Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out a massive OWA UAV strike on the Marinovka Air Base, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. This should be a reasonably short thread.

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Image Let's start with the obvious losses. A Sukhoi Su-34 was completely destroyed here 48.638819, 43.777684.

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Aug 4 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
The first F-16AM fighters in Ukraine.





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Image Interestingly, both airframes shown on the ground during the ceremony have IFF "bird slicer" antennas of the older type used on F-16As with ADF modification. My bet is that these two airframes are not airworthy and were obtained from the US to be used as decoys. Image
Jul 28 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Early on 26 July 2024, the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out an attack on Saki Air Base, Crimea. Thanks to the Sentinel low-res satellite imagery we know that three distinct areas were targeted.
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Jul 1 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
On 1 July 2024, the Russians carried out multiple missile attacks on the Myrhorod Air Base, Poltava Oblast. Two Ukrainian AF Su-27 fighters were completely destroyed, and up to four more were damaged (some likely beyond repair).
NASA FIRMS imagery from 1 July 2024 showing major fire at Myrhorod Air Base. First frames of the video show the situation before the attack. Numbers 1 & 4 are Su-27s parked in the same spot for many month, almost certainly retired airframes. Number 2 & 3 weren't there few days ago, either operational jets or retired airframes used as decoys. Image
Jun 12 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
Around 10 June 2024, a Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 (likely UB variant) was damaged (possibly beyond repair) in a Russian missile attack on Myrhorod Air Base, Poltava Oblast. It is unclear whether this was an operational or retired airframe.



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Image The aircraft was parked here: 49.930813, 33.627451. Thanks to Sentinel-2 low-res sat imagery we know that it wasn't there on 7 June 2024. Image
May 27 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
On 26 May 2024, Russian Armed Forces launched a missile and drone attack on the Starokostiantyniv Air Base, Khmelnytskyi Oblast. The latest Sentinel-2 sat imagery taken on 27 May 2024 show several possible impact spots. Please note that due to overcast, clouds may produce shadows that can easily be confused with burn marks. For a better assessment, a comparison with another satellite image is needed. Image
Feb 18 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Remember the Su-34 that crashed (likely due to a friendly fire) in the area of Vorontsivka, Krasnoperekopsky Raion, Crimea on 11 September 2022? There was only one video from afar and some people said it wasn't even a Su-34.
Image Today I found this photo that immediately reminded me of the Su-34 from 11 Sept 2022. It was described as the Su-34 that crashed in Yenakiieve on 3 March 2023, but in all the other pics from that crash site, the trees aren't so dense and there are lots of hay bales in the field. Image
Feb 17 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
The Ukrainian Air Force claims that two Su-34s and one Su-35 were shot down. Let's wait for confirmation. Fighterbomber denies the loss of two Su-34s but is not sure about the Su-35. t.me/fighter_bomber…
Feb 4 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
Today, one of the Russian TG channels published six documents regarding aircraft losses, apparently issued in 2022 by military unit A0959, 204th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force. t.me/hackberegini/2… No. 1: MiG-29, 35 blue (c/n 2960718112). Most likely crashed on 25 February between the villages of Hrushka and Korolivka, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.

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Oct 22, 2023 • 21 tweets • 9 min read
On 17 October 2023, the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out an attack on Luhansk Airport, Luhansk Oblast using MGM-140A ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles. This video was recorder most likely on 17 October, not long after the attack. In the Planet Labs imagery taken on 18 October 2023 we can see a dense pattern of small craters left by M74 bomblets from MGM-140A ATACMS missiles. Image
Oct 17, 2023 • 21 tweets • 8 min read
At night, the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out an attack on Berdiansk Airport, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The airport was used by the Russians mainly for helicopter operations. t.me/supernova_plus… NASA Fire Information for Resource Management System shows multiple fires raging at Berdiansk Airport on 17 October 2023. Image
Aug 3, 2023 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
On 29 March 2023, a Russian Air Force jet aircraft (reportedly a Su-24) was shot down by Ukrainian forces in the area of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast. At least one crew member, Fedor Popelyuk, did not survive. He was working for Wagner PMC. https://t.co/MbMv6nPEIVvk.com/wall470564704_…
Image The death of Popelyuk was confirmed by the Fighterbomber, prominent pro-Russian TG channel. t.me/fighter_bomber…
Jul 14, 2023 • 9 tweets • 6 min read
Short thread about the shot down date and crash site location of the Russian Air Force Mi-24VM s/n RF-9xxxx visible in this video that was first posted on 12 March 2022. Crash site location is near Kalinovka, Mykolaiv Oblast. Coordinates: 47.049888, 32.200021


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Jul 14, 2023 • 11 tweets • 9 min read
Recently I was updating my list using info from the memorial of the fallen airmen from the 39th Helicopter Regiment. There are 16 names all together and they are as follows: 1st and 2nd are major Igor Markelov and major Sergei Emelyanchik. They perished on 3 March 2022 together with their Mi-28.


Memorial plaque of Igor Markelov.
Igor Markelov.
Memorial plaque of Sergei Emelyanchik.
Sergei Emelyanchik.
Jun 16, 2023 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
A short thread about the shot down date and the crash site of the Russian AF Mi-28N s/n RF-13654, code 70 red.
Photo: Valentin Lozovik
Image RF-13654 crashed near the village of Tsyrkuny, Kharkiv Oblast.

Coordinates: 50.062727, 36.403978

Note that the coordinates in the photo are slightly off. The date is completely wrong. Image
Jun 9, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
A short thread about the shot down date and the crash site of the Russian AF Sukhoi Su-30SM s/n RF-81771.

tinyurl.com/4vpuuc2x ImagePhoto: Svetlana Balaeva RF-81771 crashed near the village of Mala Komyshuvakha, Izyum Raion, Kharkiv Oblast.
Coordinates: 49.104734, 37.252187 Image
May 23, 2023 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Today the prominent pro-Russia TG channel Helicopterpilot posted a "mourning photo" of a Ka-52 helicopter with the caption "Unfortunately, yesterday we lost our comrades". Image In the same post he stated that "Yesterday's information on the Mi-8 and Mi-24 was a hoax". He also confirmed the loss of "shuska" (Sukhoi) on 21 May, and that "the pilot has not yet been found". t.me/milhelipilot/1…
May 23, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
A Russian Air Force Mil Mi-8MTV-5 helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances. The wreckage was moved to an unknown air base. It is unclear where and when exactly the loss occurred. The photo was first posted on 22 May 2023. Note that there is another helicopter in the background. Image