The fixed-wing type that has suffered the worst losses unsurprisingly is the type that must fly closest to the front. The Su-25 Frogfoot attack jet.
Ukraine’s own Su-25 losses were particularly shocking considering that, at the time, the air force operated no more than three dozen of the stubby planes, all left over from Soviet regiments that remained in Ukraine following the collapse of the USSR in 1991. Fifteen percent of the force fell in combat in the span of a few months.
The losses underscored the Su-25s’ vulnerability. The Frogfoot’s tough airframe and comparatively thick armor can’t save it when the very nature of the CAS mission requires flying straight into some of the most dangerous airspace on Earth. After restoring many of its old, grounded Frogfoots, the Ukrainian air force now operates around 31 of the planes in a single brigade at Mykolaiv on the Black Sea coast. Another dozen or so remain in storage.
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