ALLIED RESOLVE 2022 + the war that followed

[hammarö]

Discussions of two burnedout Il-76 and 4 damaged in the last attack against Pskov-Kresty (Cross) airfield.

The operation was to disturb the transport of soldiers from the 76 Parachute Division and the 2 Spetsnaz Brigade. Both are based closed to the air base.

There is also a large sigint station in area mirroring satellites.

[hammarö]

Picture of the defected helicopter red 62.

A picture on Twitter shows
https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/sta ... 91/photo/2
The helicopter red 62 with green camouflage is not spotted before. RF ID is RF-04428

Nearby spotted is red 63 camouflaged from Chita AB.
Mi-8AMTSh 63 red RF-04429 2019 Chita VKS cam

The defected helicopter is normally based at Chita AB.

The picture of red 62 RF-04428 is probably taken at Millerovo air base not long from Ukraine, with Su-25 in the background.

The pilot is from Chernigovka air base near Ussuriysk. They use yellow callsign, so he fly a helicopter normally based at Chita air base.

[hammarö]

The picture of Mi-8AMTSh RF-04428 is taken 2021.10.06. Probably at Domna air base, near Chita.
The Su-25 in the background is based at Domna.
The most of the units Su-25 was transferred from Domna together with Su-25 from Chernigovka to fight Ukraine in the war.

[hammarö]

Tu-95 and Tu-160 based at Engels transfer to Olenogorsk? air base in Murmansk area.

Latest satellite pictures of Engels air base shows that the bombers is much reduced at Engels air base.

Pictures of only 4 Tu-95 (4 1/2) and 3 Tu-160 based on Engels air base.

Based on Engels are also 2 MiG-31 Foxhound.. For air defence against drones.

Despite the fact that within eyesight of Enegls is a S-400 regiment.

[Stratofreighter]

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/345829
has photos/footage of the incident below...

Date: Friday 22 September 2023
Time:
Type: Sukhoi Su-25
Owner/operator: Ukrainian Air Force

A Sukhoi Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force
was reportedly shot down
by forces of the 38th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade of the Russian Federation,
in the vicinity of Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

[Stratofreighter]

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/346060

Date: Friday 29 September 2023
Time:
Type: Sukhoi Su-35
Owner/operator: Russian Air Force

Narrative:
It appears that Russian forces shot down their own Su-35 fighter jet over Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia last night in a friendly fire incident.

[Stratofreighter]

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/346327

Date: Friday 6 October 2023
Time:
Type: Sukhoi Su-35S
Owner/operator: Russian Air Force
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: near Mariupol - Ukraine

The airplane is said to have been shot down by friendly fire. The pilot ejected safely.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... netsk.html

Has a second Russian fighter jet been shot down by friendly fire in a week?
Footage 'shows smoke rising from destroyed Su-35 after pilot ejects in Donetsk'

[FredL]

Are we sure this one is different from the one downed on September 29th ?
This picture, from the 29th crash site looks to show the same wreck as the downed one appearing on the Daily Mirror picture.
https://postlmg.cc/D8cYqWtq

[Stratofreighter]

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/346442

Date: Tuesday 10 October 2023
Time:
Type: Sukhoi Su-25
Owner/operator: Russian Air Force

A Russian AF Sukhoi Su-25 was apparently shot down in Avdiika.

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/346443

Date: Tuesday 10 October 2023
Time:
Type: Sukhoi Su-25
Owner/operator: Ukraine Air Force
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Kryvyi Rih AB - Ukraine
Phase: Standing

The airplane was destroyed in a drone attack. First images appeared on 10 October 2023.

[Stratofreighter]

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/346631

Date: Sunday 15 October 2023
Time:
Type: Mil Mi-8
Owner/operator: Russian Air Force

A Russian AF Mil Mi-8 helicopter was apparently shot down by Ukrainian armed forces in the Luhansk region.

[FredL]

Different sources report destruction of 9 Russian helicopters and different equipment on Berdyansk air base.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67135163

[hammarö]

Russian air bases on Ukrainan soil 2023.10.medio.

Information from different satellite pictures.
Aircraft and helicopters are spred out.

Belbek air base, Crimea.
5 Su-35,
3 Su-34,
26 Su-27,

Berdyansk air base, Ukraine.
Standing before ATACMS bombing. (9 helicopters destroyed on Berdyansk and Luhansk air bases, Ukraine the 2023.10.17)
3 Ka-52,
2 Mi-24,
1 Mi-8,

Chaplynka air base, Ukraine.
SAM site with Big Bird.
3 Ka-52,
2 Mi-24, ?
1 Mi-8, ?

Dzankoj air base, Crimea.
4 Su-25,
10 Ka-52,
10 Mi-28N,
24 Mi-8,

Kacha air base, Crimea.
Naval air base.
1 Mi-8,

Kerch, Crimea.
SAM site.

Kirovskoe air base, Crimea.
5 Su-30,
5 MiG-29,
2 Mi-28,
3 Mi-8,

Kotovskoe, Crimea.
SAM site.

Luhansk air base, Ukraine.
(9 helicopters destroyed on Berdyansk and Luhansk air bases, Ukraine the 2023.10.17).

Oktyabrskoe air base, Crimea.
SAM site.
5 Su-25,
5 Su-27,

Saki air base, Crimea.
Naval air base.
8 Su-24M,
13 Su-27/30,
2 MiG-29K,

Sevastapol, Crimea.
SAM site.

Strelkovoe heliport.
6 Mi-24,
3 Mi-8,

[Glidepath]

nice overview.

[hammarö]

Earlier mentioned RF-86900 newly lost on Dushanbe air base participated in the operations against Kzakhstan a couple of years ago.

It is

Il-76MD RF-86900 2022 Kaz Migalovo VGK grey white blue

The aircraft was based at Migalovo air base north of Moscow.

[hammarö]

Here is most of Dzhankojs heliport, Crimea, log of Ka-52 before the war with Ukraine.

Most of them, not all, are former Kornevo heliport.

05-05 Ka-52 01 blue RF-91105 2019 Dzhankoj VKS 41 red 62 red
06-01 Ka-52 02 blue RF-91106 2016 Dzhankoj VKS grey 42 red Korenovsk
06-03 Ka-52 03 blue RF-91108 2018 Dzhankoj VKS grey 44 red Korenovsk
06-04 Ka-52 04 blue RF-91109 2013 2019 Dzhankoj VKS grey Korenovsk 45 red
07-01 Ka-52 06 blue RF-91110 2016 Dzhankoj VKS grey Korenovsk 47 red
07-02 Ka-52 07 blue RF-91116 2017 Dzhankoj VKS grey Korenovsk 48 red
07-04 Ka-52 08 blue RF-91112 2017 Dzhankoj VKS grey Korenovsk 50 red
08-01 Ka-52 10 blue RF-91113 2016 Dzhankoj VKS grey Korenovsk 52 red
08-02 Ka-52 11 blue RF-91114 2013 2018 Dzhankoj VKS grey Korenovsk 53 red
08-05 Ka-52 12 blue RF-91115 2021 Dzhankoj VKS grey Korenovsk 56 red
16-03 Ka-52 14 blue RF-13430 2019 Dzhankov VKS cam
16-04 Ka-52 15 blue RF-13431 2020 Dzhankov VKS cam
16-05 Ka-52 16 blue RF-13432 2021 Dzhankoj VKS cam
16-06 Ka-52 17 blue RF-13433 2021 Dzhankoj VKS cam