Quantcast
Channel: Ukrainian Air Force Archives - The Aviationist
Browsing all 127 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

[Photo] Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 Flanker heavily armed for Combat Air Patrol

First image of Su-27 Flanker fighter jet “armed to the teeth” to perform Combat Air Patrol following the Russian invasion of Crimea. An interesting image, showing a fully armed Ukrainian Air Force...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

[Video] Russian troops fire shots over the heads of Ukrainian air force...

Russian troops fire shots over the heads of Ukrainian air force personnel near occupied airport Belbek Crimea. This video shows the tense moment Russian troops met Ukrainian Air Force soldiers near the...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Ukrainian Mig-29 Fulcrum (in display team livery) performs low pass over...

Ukrainian Air Force once again active in the eastern Russian-speaking part of the country. With Mig-29 Fulcrum aircraft still wearing the national display team color scheme. A weird show of force was...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Another insane Russian helicopter low altitude flyby

A Russian combat helicopter performs an impressive, quite dangerous, low pass. Few days ago, we published an article about the fully armed Ukrainian Air Force Mig-29 performing an impressive and...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

These videos show the alleged attack of Ukrainian Gunship Helicopters against...

16 Ukraine soldiers were killed in deadly checkpoint attack. Ukrainian Air Force helicopters strafed their own troops? Most probably, no. A Ukrainian checkpoint at Blagodatnoe village, near the town of...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Impressive Videos of the Ukrainian Air Strikes on Donetsk

Ukrainian Air Force’s Gunships and Attack planes have been extensively involved in the offensive in Donetsk. On May 26, Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a military operation to regain control over the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

[Video] Ukrainian Il-76 releases flares on take off from Donetsk

MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Systems) are a serious threat in Ukraine and elsewhere. Reportedly filmed near Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine, the following footage shows an Ukrainian Ilyushin Il-76...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Videos show Ukrainian surveillance plane shot down by MANPADS (and crew jump...

A Ukrainian AN-30 reconaissance plane was shot down by MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense System) in east Ukraine. On Jun. 6, a Ukrainian Air Force AN-30 (or AN-26), believed to carry out surveillance...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Ukrainian Il-76 military transport plane flies through MANPADS-infested zone:...

Pro-Russia separatists have shot down another aircraft using MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Systems). An Il-76 carrying 49 soldiers. All dead. The following video reportedly shows the downing of a...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

[Video] Ukrainian Air Force An-30B (shot down by MANPADS) crash site survey

Here’s what survived of the Ukrainian An-30B shot down by MANPADS over Slavyansk. A short video let’s you have a look at the crash site of the Ukrainian Air Force An-30B, believed to carry out...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

It was just a matter of time before a civil plane was shot down in Ukraine’s...

In spite of the amount of aircraft shot down by the rebels, civil airliners flew through the SAM-infested airspace of Eastern Ukraine with the risk of being mistakenly hit. As happened to the Malaysian...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

“All flights, including Malaysian B777, were being escorted by Ukrainian...

According to an authoritative source, two Su-27 Flankers escorted the Malaysian Boeing 777 minutes before it was hit by one or more missiles. There are still too many unanswered questions about the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

There’s an American EF-111 Raven in the graphic shown by Russia to prove a...

Based on the graphic shown by the Russian Ministry of Defense, it was a U.S. EF-111 Raven to fly close to the MH17 just before it was shot down. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a Ukrainian...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Ukrainian Soviet-era mini-space shuttle shaped drone captured by pro-Russia...

An interesting reconnaissance drone was captured, almost intact, by the pro-Russia separatists in Ukraine. Along with the Su-25, Su-27 and Mil Mi-24, the Ukrainian Air Force is operating its fleet of...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Ukrainian Mig-29 Fulcrum evacuated from Crimea, back to operational status

Ukrainian Air Force combat planes stored in the peninsula were redeployed to airbases in mainland Ukraine when Crimea was invaded. Including a Mig-29 that is now back to flight status. When Russian...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

[Photo] Pro-Russia separatists have shot down another Ukrainian Mig-29 Fulcrum

Luhansk fighters have shot down another Ukrainian Air Force Mig-29 Fulcrum On Sunday Aug. 17, pro-Russia separatists have shot down another Ukrainian Air Force Mig-29 Fulcrum in East Ukraine. The...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Video shows Su-24 Fencer attack plane perform an insane low-level flyby at...

Su-24 Fencer buzzes some heads at an unknown airbaseThe following video shows a Su-24 attack plane (serving with the Russian and Ukrainian air forces and a few other operators) performing a really low...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Watch a Soviet-era Battlestar Galactica spacecraft-like reconnaissance drone...

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,...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Analysis of Ukrainian Air Force Losses in eastern Ukraine clashes

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...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Ukrainian Mig-29 Fulcrum jets getting new digital color scheme

Ukrainian Air Force Mig-29s are being painted with a trendy digital camouflageIn the last few months, aircraft enthusiasts spotting military jets operating at the Lviv State Aircraft Repair Plant have...

View Article
Browsing all 127 articles
Browse latest View live