Russian aviation

Russia cuts back air activity over Black, Azov seas

Russia's military aircraft presence over the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov has decreased recently, Ukrainian navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk said during the United News telethon program on July 26.

26 July, 03:42 PM

Russia turns to Japanese jet fuel as Ukrainian strikes cripple refining capacities

Russia plans to import jet fuel from Japan through intermediary traders to combat a deepening domestic shortage triggered by Ukrainian drone strikes on its energy infrastructure, Reuters, citing sources, reported on July 3.

6 July, 12:15 PM

Destruction of critical Moscow refinery units sends Russian fuel market into panic

Moscow Oil Refinery, supplying up to 40% of the Russian capital's fuel needs, has halted its key units following a series of successful attacks, triggering a surge in exchange prices amid risks of fuel shortages.

19 June, 12:51 PM

Meteor missiles on Gripens could push Russian aircraft away from Ukraine – Air Force

Sweden’s Gripen fighter jets will not instantly change the situation on the battlefield, but the Meteor missiles they can carry may be able to push Russian aviation farther from Ukraine’s borders, Yurii Ihnat, head of communications for Ukraine’s Air Force, said during the national telethon program on June 1.

1 June, 02:56 PM

Russian flight delays double as cancelations surge fourfold

Flight delays in Russia have doubled and the number of cancellations has quadrupled over the first five months of 2026, the Russian publication Kommersant wrote, citing calculations by AlfaStrakhovanie.

28 May, 01:26 PM

Russia's highly touted Su-57 falls short of fifth-generation standards

Despite being touted as the pinnacle of Moscow's aerospace engineering, the rare fighter jets lack critical components and fail to meet the fundamental requirements of modern fifth-generation combat aircraft, NV wrote on May 13.

13 May, 10:39 AM

Drone strike on Russian air navigation hub closes 13 airports and strands 14,000 passengers

Russia's aviation system suffered a collapse on May 8 that Russian media compared to the chaos of the first day of the full-scale war, after a drone struck the administrative building of the Southern Russia Air Navigation branch in Rostov-on-Don, Russian outlet Agentstvo reported.

8 May, 04:07 PM

Russia using commercial aviation to supply sanctioned components to army - investigation

Russia has employed a broad shadow logistics network to bypass sanctions, using civilian aviation to transport critical military components, Dallas Analytics reported on April 25.

27 April, 02:40 PM

Drones hit aviation repair plant in Russia’s Novgorod Oblast

Drones struck an aviation repair plant in Staraya Russa, Novgorod Oblast, hitting the first workshop of the facility, Russian Telegram channel Astra reported on March 17.

17 March, 02:14 PM

Partisans destroy Russian airfield communications hub – Atesh

Pro-Ukrainian partisans destroyed a key Russian military communication vehicle used to coordinate aircraft at an airfield in Rostov-on-Don, disrupting flight operations and airfield security, the Atesh movement reported on Telegram on Nov. 4.

4 November 2025, 12:04 PM

Aeroflot to dismantle eight Boeing jets for spare parts amid sanctions and shrinking fleet

Russian airline group Aeroflot plans to dismantle eight Boeing cargo planes previously owned by the Volga-Dnepr Group, using them as sources of spare parts to maintain its aging fleet, The Moscow Times reported on Sept. 29.

30 September 2025, 11:30 AM

Russian forces scramble to shield Crimean airbase from Ukrainian strikes

The Russian forces are on edge over possible strikes by Ukraine’s Defense Forces and are taking steps to protect their aviation in the temporarily occupied Crimea, Atesh partisan movement reported on June 30.

30 June 2025, 01:28 PM

Ihnat comments on Russian efforts to protect aviation from Ukrainian drones

Russian aviation suffered significant losses in the successful SBU operation "Cobweb," with tires and drawings on the runways failing to protect the occupiers' planes, Yuriy Ihnat, head of the communications department of Ukraine's Air Force Command, said during the "United News" telethon on June 5.

5 June 2025, 07:10 PM

50 percent of hit Russian planes are beyond repair after Operation Cobweb

Of the 41 Russian aircraft hit during the Security Service of Ukraine's Operation Cobweb, half are beyond repair, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a press conference on June 4.

4 June 2025, 06:55 PM

Two Russian A-50 AWACS aircraft damaged during Operation Cobweb — report

Operation Cobweb damaged two Russian A-50 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AWACS) aircraft at the Ivanovo airbase on June 1, several journalists reported on June 3, citing video footage provided by Ukraine’s SBU security service.

3 June 2025, 08:44 PM

Kremlin comments for first time on strikes targeting Russian strategic aviation

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded for the first time to Ukraine’s Operation Cobweb, according to Russian state news agency RIA Novosti on June 3.

3 June 2025, 07:01 PM

Czech foreign minister praises Ukraine's strikes on Russian strategic aviation

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky commented on the Ukrainian attack against Russian airfields housing strategic aviation on June 1 in a post on X.

2 June 2025, 02:12 PM

US officials unaware of Ukraine’s drone blitz on Russian bombers

The White House was not informed in advance about the Ukrainian Cobweb operation, targeting military airfields in Russia, CNN and CBS News wrote, citing sources, on June 2.

2 June 2025, 09:50 AM

Chaos grips Russian airports after drone strike, 15,000 affected by flight cancellations

A wave of flight cancellations continued to paralyze airports across Russia on May 8, following a massive drone attack the day before. According to TASS, the state-run Russian news agency, tour operators are working in “emergency mode” to assist travelers after Turkish airlines suspended flights to Russia.

8 May 2025, 06:56 PM

Putin dangles three-day truce hoping to get sanctions relief, Yermak warns

The May 8-10 truce proposed by the Kremlin will not alter the course of the Russo–Ukrainian war but could help Moscow get much-needed sanction relief, head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak wrote in an opinion piece for The Guardian on April 30.

30 April 2025, 09:41 PM

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