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Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flankers rock Malta International Air Show

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Two Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flankers and one accompanying Il-76 have been among the highlights of the Malta International Airshow. And here some really cool shots of such interesting aircraft. Malta hosted the traditional airshow over the last weekend. Even though bad weather conditions forced the organization to cancel the aerial display over Smart City […]

Watch this scary video of a Ukrainian Su-27 almost crashing into the ground while performing yet another insane low pass

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This time a Flanker gets a handful of meters from the ground and a bystander… Ukrainian Air Force pilots love flying low and be filmed in the process. In the last couple of years we have published several videos showing pretty dangerous low passes: a Su-25 Frogfoot buzzing a group of female soldiers posing for […]

The Deadliest Air Show Accident In History: The Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flanker Crash At Sknyliv 15 Years Ago Today

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A Ukrainian Flanker crashed during a display at Sknyliv airfield, in Ukraine. The accident killed 77 people and injured 543. The deadliest air show accident in history occurred on Jul. 27, 2002, at Sknyliv airfield near Lviv, Ukraine, when a Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flanker crashed during its display routine. The two pilots, Volodymyr Toponar […]

Insane Low Level Flying As Seen From The Cockpit Of A Ukranian Su-25 Frogfoot Jet

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Ukrainian Pilots Flying Below Treetop Altitude. The footage below shows, from inside the cockpit, Ukrainian Air Force Su-25M1 jets during training sorties flown at ultra-low level across the country. Based on the timestamps included in the video, the clips (filmed with GoPro cameras) were shot between May and October 2014. We have already seen plenty […]

Watch a Soviet-era Battlestar Galactica spacecraft-like reconnaissance drone launched by Ukrainian forces

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An interesting video shows the Ukrainian forces launching Soviet-era Tu-143 reconnaissance drones. Some months ago we published some pictures showing an almost intact Tu-143 Reys drone, recovered, almost intact, in a field by the pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine. Here is an extremely interesting video showing the Ukrainian military extract the Tu-143 from the launching truck, […]

Analysis of Ukrainian Air Force Losses in eastern Ukraine clashes

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It’s hard to say how many aircraft the Ukrainian Air Force has lost. Some reports, especially those on the pro-separatists side seem to be a bit exaggerated but, as Ainonline website reported, on the basis of Ukrainian and British sources, the Ukrainian Air Force has lost 22 aircraft throughout the crisis. Ukrainian military aviation had […]

Ukrainian Mig-29 Fulcrum jets getting new digital color scheme

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Ukrainian Air Force Mig-29s are being painted with a trendy digital camouflage In the last few months, aircraft enthusiasts spotting military jets operating at the Lviv State Aircraft Repair Plant have taken photographs of at least three Mig-29 Fulcrum fighters (two single seaters and a two seater Mig-29UB) sporting a trendy “pixelated” camouflage. The three […]

Pro-Russia separatists conducted first air strike in Ukraine using a Su-25 Frogfoot. Maybe….

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Pro-Russia insurgents say that they have conducted a first air strike on Ukrainian forces. According to reports on several news outlets, including the Russian RIA-Novosti press agency, a Su-25 allegedly serving in the People’s Republic of h aviation component attacked a Ukrainian Army convoy which was reinforcing the Ukrainian units surrounded in Delbatseve on Feb. […]

This Is What It’s Like to Fly to the Edge of Space in a MiG-29 Fulcrum

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GoPro cameras bring you aboard a Mig-29 Fulcrum during a flight to the Edge of Space. Ever wondered what flying one of the most famous Russian warplanes at supersonic speed and so high (between 17 and 22 km) that you can clearly see the curvature of Earth looks like? The video below will give you […]

Ukrainian Su-25 Frogfoot attack planes fly at insanely low altitude, buzz airport tower!

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Ukrainian Air Force Su-25s as you have never seen them before! The following video is pretty impressive. It shows Ukrainian Air Force Su-25s flying at treetop altitude over Melitopol airbase, in southeastern Ukraine and nearby, in February 2015. The Frogfoot jets can be seen, from the inside and outside, perform low passes (not as low […]

Video shows Ukrainian Mig-29 Fulcrum runway overrun accident

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Ukrainian Air Force Mig-29 overruns the runway after fast landing. This video was filmed at Myrhorod, an airbase in the Poltava region of Ukraine, well before Crimea was invaded and the Ukrainian Air Force was decimated by MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Systems) in the subsequent war against pro-Russia separatists in the eastern part of the country. […]

Video shows Ukrainian AF Il-76MD cargo plane making insane low pass over parked Su-25s in Ukraine

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An Ilyushin Il-76 buzzing some people at an airbase in Ukraine. A few months ago we published a video showing Ukrainian Air Force Su-25 Frogfoot bombers flying at treetop altitude over Melitopol airbase, in southeastern Ukraine. The Frogfoot jets could be seen buzzing the tower and flying low over parked Il-76 cargo planes. Well, here’s […]

New video shows a fully armed Ukrainian Mig-29 Fulcrum performing an insane low pass!!

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Yet another crazy low pass by a Ukrainian Air Force aircraft! Filmed somewhere in Ukraine, this video shows the latest stunt by a Ukrainian Air Force jet: in this case a fully armed Mig-29 Fulcrum in the high-visibility, white, yellow and light blue livery of the Ukrainian Falcons aerobatic display team. It looks like Ukrainian […]

Ukrainian Su-25 buzzes female soldiers then performs a dangerous low level aileron roll

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Another crazy low pass. Here’s another chapter in the Ukrainian Air Force low pass saga. After the the Mig-29 overflying pro-Russia separatist blocking rails, an Ilyushin Il-76 buzzing some Su-25s and Frogfoots returning the favor while buzzing the tower, an Mi-17 helicopter flying among the cars on a highway and another fully armed Mig-29 Fulcrum […]

Watch a Soviet-era Battlestar Galactica spacecraft-like reconnaissance drone launched by Ukrainian forces

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An interesting video shows the Ukrainian forces launching Soviet-era Tu-143 reconnaissance drones. Some months ago we published some pictures showing an almost intact Tu-143 Reys drone, recovered, almost intact, in a field by the pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine. Here is an extremely interesting video showing the Ukrainian military extract the Tu-143 from the launching truck, […]

Analysis of Ukrainian Air Force Losses in eastern Ukraine clashes

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It’s hard to say how many aircraft the Ukrainian Air Force has lost. Some reports, especially those on the pro-separatists side seem to be a bit exaggerated but, as Ainonline website reported, on the basis of Ukrainian and British sources, the Ukrainian Air Force has lost 22 aircraft throughout the crisis. Ukrainian military aviation had […]

Ukrainian Mig-29 Fulcrum jets getting new digital color scheme

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Ukrainian Air Force Mig-29s are being painted with a trendy digital camouflage In the last few months, aircraft enthusiasts spotting military jets operating at the Lviv State Aircraft Repair Plant have taken photographs of at least three Mig-29 Fulcrum fighters (two single seaters and a two seater Mig-29UB) sporting a trendy “pixelated” camouflage. The three […]

Pro-Russia separatists conducted first air strike in Ukraine using a Su-25 Frogfoot. Maybe….

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Pro-Russia insurgents say that they have conducted a first air strike on Ukrainian forces. According to reports on several news outlets, including the Russian RIA-Novosti press agency, a Su-25 allegedly serving in the People’s Republic of h aviation component attacked a Ukrainian Army convoy which was reinforcing the Ukrainian units surrounded in Delbatseve on Feb. […]

This Is What It’s Like to Fly to the Edge of Space in a MiG-29 Fulcrum

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GoPro cameras bring you aboard a Mig-29 Fulcrum during a flight to the Edge of Space. Ever wondered what flying one of the most famous Russian warplanes at supersonic speed and so high (between 17 and 22 km) that you can clearly see the curvature of Earth looks like? The video below will give you […]

Ukrainian Su-25 Frogfoot attack planes fly at insanely low altitude, buzz airport tower!

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Ukrainian Air Force Su-25s as you have never seen them before! The following video is pretty impressive. It shows Ukrainian Air Force Su-25s flying at treetop altitude over Melitopol airbase, in southeastern Ukraine and nearby, in February 2015. The Frogfoot jets can be seen, from the inside and outside, perform low passes (not as low […]
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