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Ukrainian Attacks in 2025
During the reporting period, the Ukrainian
side did not announce any new attacks, but
at the end of the month the SBU intelligence
service released a video compilation of
15 successful attacks from 2025. Some were
already known, but part of the footage was
released for the first time. Some fall into the
same category as the previous Russian attacks
— wasting amunition on decommissioned
aircraft.
This includes footage of a group of An-12
transport aircraft at Saky airfield in Crimea.
These aircraft had been parked in the same
location for more than 20 years.
Among the previously released and known
footage are attacks on two Su-27 fighters and
a Mi-8 helicopter. The video also includes two
attacks on Mi-26 helicopters. One was known
from last year, but the second appeared for
the first time. Footage also appeared for
the first time showing several attacks on
Su-24 aircraft, one Su-30, a Mi-28 helicopter,
and An-24 and An-26 transport aircraft.
Western F-16 Training Was Not
Sufficient
During the monitored period, a video also
appeared in which a Ukrainian F-16 pilot
spoke about his combat experience. The basic
message was that the training they underwent
in the West was unsuitable for the Ukrainian
battlefield, and the pilots had to develop their
own tactics.
“When we returned home from training, we
faced reality: the tactics we were taught
abroad did not match the war we are fighting.
These tactics were based on wars that our
partners
had fought before. But this war is
fundamentally different,” said the pilot in the
video, whose identity was not disclosed.
Most of the pilots who participated in
the first training groups had considerable
experience, and after returning home they
jointly developed new tactics on how best to
destroy drones and cruise missiles, as well
as how to strike the enemy near front lines
saturated with air defense systems and hostile
aircraft. According to him, the greatest threat
comes from Russian fighters such as the Su-35,
Su-57, and MiG-31. Practically every mission
near the front line means that Ukrainian
aircraft are targeted by Russian missiles, most
frequently air-to-air missiles.
“They can remain in standby mode, fly at
high altitude, and wait for our air groups.
Unfortunately, we don’t have that advantage.
We have to fly low to avoid the threat from
surface-to-air systems,” the F-16 pilot said.
To avoid Russian attacks, Ukrainian pilots
use low-altitude maneuvering tactics. This
creates numerous ground reflections and
prevents Russian radars from locking onto
them accurately. During frontline missions,
part of the F-16s forms an escort group. The
UKRAJINA
Previously unpublished footage of Ukrainian drone
attacks on Russian Su-24M aircraft at Saky air base
in Crimea. The footage comes from a video released
by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU). It shows
15 attacks on Russian aircraft from 2025. In the last
image, the Su-24M has a damaged tail, apparently
from a previous drone strike.
A still from the SBU video, this time showing
a Russian Naval Aviation Su-30SM at Saky air base.
Destruction of his Russian An-26 at Kirovske
air base was confirmed.
Attacks on two Russian Mi-26 helicopters at Kirovske air base. The first case was previously known; the second was not.
This Mi-28NM helicopter at Kirovske air base also did
not escape a strike. The image also comes from the
SBU video.
The SBU video also showed an attack
on a Russian An-24 in Simferopol.
A group of An-12 aircraft from the SBU video at Saky
air base. These were decommissioned aircraft that had
been parked at this location for more than 20 years.
INFO Eduard30
March 2026