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Russia loses 13 aircraft in five weeks, including Su-34 bombers
Russia lost 13 aircraft in five weeks, including several Su-34 bombers, according to headlines published on 2 November.
The losses involve Russia’s air force, which is fighting in the war against Ukraine.
The Su-34 is important to Russian air attacks because it can carry guided glide bombs that are released from a distance.
Ukraine’s military intelligence agency says 43 Su-34s have been destroyed and seven damaged since the full-scale invasion began, though those figures have not been independently confirmed.
The agency estimated Russia had about 140 Su-34s on 22 October 2026, and Russia continues to deliver new aircraft, but the number in a recent delivery was not announced.
The effect of the losses is uncertain because aircraft condition and trained crews also shape readiness, and the available figures do not show how quickly Russia can replace lost planes.
Russia lost 13 aircraft in five weeks, including several Su-34 bombers, according to the story headline.
The Su-34 is used in Russia’s war against Ukraine, particularly to carry guided glide bombs.
Ukraine’s military intelligence agency estimated that Russia had about 140 Su-34s on 22 October 2026.
The agency said 43 Su-34s had been destroyed and seven damaged since the full-scale invasion began, but those estimates could not be independently confirmed.
Russia continues to receive new Su-34s, though the sources do not establish how quickly new deliveries can replace losses.
- Who
- Russia’s air force lost the aircraft. Ukraine’s military intelligence agency provided estimates about Su-34 losses and numbers.
- What
- Russia lost 13 aircraft in five weeks, including several Su-34 bombers.
- When
- Over five weeks; the sources do not give the precise start and end dates for this period.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Not stated
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Rostec announced the transfer of a new batch of Su-34s to Russia’s Defence Ministry, without stating how many aircraft were delivered.
Ukraine’s military intelligence agency estimated that Russia had about 140 Su-34s.
HUR published an analysis estimating that 43 Su-34s had been destroyed and seven damaged since the full-scale invasion began.
- Aircraft losses
- 13 aircraft in five weeks
- Aircraft types
- The losses included several Su-34 bombers
- Estimated Su-34 fleet
- About 140 aircraft on 22 October 2026, according to HUR
- Su-34 losses since invasion began
- 43 destroyed and seven damaged, according to HUR estimates
- New Su-34 deliveries
- Rostec announced a new batch on 7 October 2026, without specifying the number delivered
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Russian aviation losses in October: 01.10 – 🔴 1x Mi-8 helicopter (friendly fire); 04.10 – 🔴 1x Su-35S, 🔴 1x Su-34 (UAV); 15.10 – 🔴 4x Su-34; 🟠 2x Su-34 (Neptune); 21.10 – 🔴 2x Su-30 (malfunction); 29.10 – 🔴 2x Su-34 (Neptune); 29.10 – 🔴 1x Su-57 (malfunction). Total: 11