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Russian Su-57 jets used in war despite limited fleet size

Ukraine struck two of Russia’s newest Su-57 fighter jets at the Shagol airfield in Russia’s Chelyabinsk region in late April, along with several other aircraft, Ukrainian officials reported on May 1. Russia, however, used the same type of aircraft days later to launch a missile strike on the city of Dnipro.

4 May, 04:05 PM

Russia struggling to rebuild air force after June's Operation Cobweb

Russia has not yet overcome the damage to its strategic aviation from a major Ukrainian drone operation in June 2025, sources told NV on Jan. 8, citing Western intelligence services.

8 January, 07:48 PM

Russia’s air force plagued by accidental munition releases

Russian forces accidentally dropped at least 143 aerial bombs on their own territory and on temporarily occupied parts of Ukraine in 2025, according to calculations by the Astra Telegram channel published on Dec. 31.

31 December 2025, 09:57 AM

Russian MiG-31 crashes during training flight

A MiG‐31 aircraft capable of carrying Kh-47M2 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles crashed in Russia’s Lipetsk Oblast, state propaganda agency TASS reported on Oct. 9.

10 October 2025, 12:19 AM

Friendly fire downs Russian Su-25 in Donetsk Oblast — video

The Russian air force has lost a Su-25 CAS aircraft in a friendly fire incident over Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast, Russian Telegram channel Fighterbomber reported on June 13.

13 June 2025, 08:37 PM

Russia relies on Soviet-era stock for bomber ‘production’

Russia is currently unable to manufacture new Tu-160 and Tu-22 strategic bombers from scratch and relies on mothballed Soviet-era airframes, Defense Express reported on Jan. 20.

20 January 2025, 09:42 PM

Russian Su-57 production virtually halted due to Western sanctions

Russia may have suspended the production of its modern Su-57 fighter jets due to trade sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies, The Telegraph reported on Oct. 9.

10 October 2024, 02:11 AM

Russia attempted to destroy debris of its downed ‘stealth drone’ — report

After the Russian military lost control of its S-70 Okhotnik-B stealth drone and had to shoot it down over Ukraine, an Iskander missile was launched at the crash site to destroy the wreckage, Forbes reported on Oct. 8.

9 October 2024, 01:19 AM

Ukraine attacked Russian airbase hosting several strategic bombers

Up to six strategic bombers may have been stationed at Russia’s Engels Airbase, which likely came under a Ukrainian drone attack late at night on Sept. 16, Ukrainian outlet Defense Express reported on Sept. 17.

17 September 2024, 08:12 PM

Ukraine can hit key Russian airfields from Kursk Oblast, expert says

The advance into Russia’s Kursk Oblast has placed the Ukrainian military within reach of several Russian military airfields, Ukrainian Aviation expert Anatolii Khrapchynskyi said in an interview with NV Radio on Aug. 10.

12 August 2024, 09:03 PM

Quarter of Russian Il-76 aircraft inoperatable due to low-quality spare parts

Five IL-76MD-90A aircraft of the Russian Defense Ministry were decommissioned due to the use of low-quality bearings, while open sources state that Russians had only 18 such planes at the end of 2023, Vazhnye Istoryi reported on Telegram on July 19.

21 July 2024, 11:55 AM

Russian air dominance precludes Black Sea demining — Ukrainian Navy

Ukraine is currently unable to completely clear the Black Sea from naval mines because Russia still maintains air superiority in the region, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Capt. Dmytro Pletenchuk told NV Radio on July 17.

17 July 2024, 09:14 PM

Court sets bail for controversial intelligence officer Chervinsky

In custody since April 2023, former Ukrainian intelligence officer Roman Chervinsky will be released on a UAH 9 million ($219,000) bail, Chervinsky's lawyer, Viktor Vasylyuk, announced on July 15.

16 July 2024, 02:09 AM

Unexploded bombs litter Belgorod as Russia's own weapons fail to detonate

Russia dropped at least 38 glider bombs in Belgorod Oblast over the year between April 2023 and April 2024 The Washington Post reported, citing an internal Russian document on July 1.

1 July 2024, 12:52 PM

Occupied Mariupol, Berdyansk and Melitopol waking up to explosions

Explosions were heard in occupied Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, Berdiansk and Melitopol, Zaporizhzhya Oblast, reported Mariupol Mayor's advisor Petro Andriushchenko on Telegram on June 27.

27 June 2024, 11:00 AM

Russian industry delivers new Su-34 fighter jets to army

Russian state corporation Rostec announced that it has delivered another batch of Su-34 fighter-bombers to the Russian Ministry of Defense, which were transferred to the troops after final testings, Rostec reported on June 17.

17 June 2024, 04:30 PM

Russian Air Force's 'accidental terror' campaign on Russian civilians continues; 87 bomb drops since Feb.

The Russian Air Force continues to subject Russian civilians to friendly fire after dropping another three aerial bombs on Belgorod Oblast on June 6 and 8, Russia's Astra Telegram channel said.

11 June 2024, 08:28 AM

Comedy of errors: Vaunted Russian Air Force bombs Belgorod Oblast and occupied areas 75 times in 3 months

The Russian Air Force has embarrassingly bombed its own people in Belgorod Oblast, as well as Ukrainian territories it occupies, at least 75 times over the past three months, Astra reported.

31 May 2024, 09:05 AM

How Russian aerial bombs shape the battlefield in Ukraine + infographic

Russian guided aerial bombs (KABs or planning bombs) are now the main tool of Russian terror and their main trump card in Ukraine, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his evening address on May 22.

23 May 2024, 01:50 PM

Air raid alert issued nationwide in Ukraine as Russian MIGs with hypersonic missiles take off

Air alert was announced throughout Ukraine due to the takeoff of two Russian MiG-31K fighter jets, Air Force of Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Telegram on May 22.

22 May 2024, 10:31 AM

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