Two fighter jets and two helicopters reportedly downed in region northeast of Ukraine border.
The crashes are the worst losses for Russia's military aviation since the first week of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, when Moscow mistakenly assumed that Ukrainian air defenses had been destroyed. It has lost more than 70 planes since then.
A Russian aerial 'raiding party' consisting of a Su-34 fighter-bomber, Su-35 fighter, and two Mi-8 helicopters were reported shot down before entering Ukraine territory.
Russia has lost 33 Ka-52 "Alligator" helicopters since February 24, 2022, according to a count by Dutch open-source outlet Oryx, which visually confirms military losses in Ukraine.
Write-offs since February 2022 total 15. NATO countries donated 18 of their own subsonic Su-25s, more than making up for the wartime losses. It seems the Ukrainians had around 105 MiG-29s, Su-24s and Su-25s before the Russians attacked—and, a year later, still have around 105 of these types.
Russia, on the other hand, has roughly 370 MiG-29, -31 and -35 fighters as well as 350 Su-27, -30 and -35 fighters, according to Flight International's almanac.
PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia's government on Friday approved a plan to give Ukraine its fleet of 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets, becoming the second NATO member country to heed the Ukrainian government's pleas for warplanes to help defend against Russia's invasion.
The Ka-52 is nimbler and has more firepower than the American helicopter, but the Apache's drone technology is superior to the Russian aircraft.
The report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies gives stark numbers of Russian military losses – almost 10,000 units of key equipment such as tanks, trucks, artillery pieces and aerial drones, according to one estimate.
As a result, Ka-52 is prone to mechanical failures and vibration-induced fatigue. Some of these helicopters have been shot down during the Ukrainian war while the crew couldn't control the flight properly because of the vibration.
KYIV, May 25 (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Thursday it had shot down all 36 Iranian-made drones launched by Russia in overnight attacks which it said probably targeted critical infrastructure and military facilities.
The People's Liberation Army Air Force operates a large and varied fleet of some 4,000 aircraft, of which around 2,566 are combat aircraft (fighter, attack, and bombers). According to FlightGlobal, China has the second-largest active combat aircraft fleet and the third-largest total aircraft fleet in the world.
In terms of active-duty personnel, they are the world's fifth-largest military force, with 1.15 million and at least two million reserve personnel.
There are maintenance activities that are needed each year to keep tanks from deteriorating. In seven months, 785 good tanks were removed from storage and another 700 were removed before the war. In March 2023, there are 3911 good tanks available in Russian storage.
The U.K. Ministry of Defense put the increase in Russian casualties down to factors such as a lack of "trained personnel, coordination, and resources across the front." This was "exemplified in Vuhledar and Bakhmut," referring to the cities in the Donetsk oblast where fierce fighting is ongoing.
Apache Controls
The pilot sits in the rear section, and the co-pilot/gunner sits in the front section. As you might expect, the pilot maneuvers the helicopter and the gunner aims and fires the weapons. Both sections of the cockpit include flight and firing controls in case one pilot needs to take over full operation.
Russian Aerospace Forces – 133 Ka-52 helicopters as of 2022.
Though Russia's air force still operates an estimated 267 MiG-29s, and a handful of similar but modernized MiG-35s, it has not deployed any for combat over Ukraine.
Ukraine Is Getting MiG-29 Fighter Jets from Poland and Slovakia. Here's Why That Matters. Slovakia approved a plan to send a fleet of 13 MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, a day after Poland became the first NATO country to say it would send warplanes to Ukraine.
In all, Poland has 28 MiG-29s which are to be replaced over the next few years by South Korean FA-50s and US F-35s.
The United States of America maintains the strongest Air Force in the world by an impressive margin. As of late 2021, the United States Air Force (USAF) is composed of 5217 active aircraft, making it the largest, the most technologically advanced, and the most powerful air fleet in the world.
In short, Russia is ranked 2nd out of 140 in military strength while the US is ranked 1st. As per the army population, Russia has 142,320,790 soldiers while The US has 334,998,398 soldiers. The available manpower is 69,737,187 with Russia and 147,399,295 with the United States.
For starters, the United States is often considered supreme in terms of producing highly sophisticated aircraft, like fighter jets. The F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-18 Super Hornet, and F-22 Raptor are just a few examples of top fighters.