Black October for the Russian Air Force (11 Aircraft Lost This Month, 452 Total): 2 Su-34s Charred by Long Neptune at Marinovka (Unit 77978, 48.6358°N, 43.7889°E), Su-57 Burned During Engine Start at 929th GLITs Akhtubinsk (INN 3001729962, 48.3089°N, 46.2314°E) & Mi-8 Near Tarasivka (49.658283°N, 38.398911°E)
Irrecoverable Russian aviation losses in October 2026 reached 11 aircraft (452 fixed-wing aircraft since Feb 24, 2022 per AFU General Staff on Oct 30, 2026): (1) at Marinovka Airbase (11th SAP, Unit 77978, Volgograd Oblast), Sentinel-2 imagery confirmed direct Long Neptune cruise missile hits on two Su-34 parking revetments (manufacturer: /en/vpk/naz-chkalova-novosibirsk INN 5401200503; regiment crowdfunding panic: /en/z/aviahub-su34-mog-fedorov); (2) at the 929th GLITs Chkalov test center (FKU Unit 15650, INN 3001729962, OGRN 1093022001050, Akhtubinsk), a Su-57 stealth fighter (/en/vpk/knaaz-gagarina-komsomolsk INN 2703019760) caught fire during engine start and burned out; (3) at Tarasivka, Luhansk Oblast (~45 km behind the line), 3rd Corps SKYFOM operators used two Hornet drones to torch a Russian Mi-8 helicopter (/en/vpk/kvz-kazan INN 1656002652).
Irreversible Russian Aerospace Forces losses in October 2026 reached 11 aircraft (452 fixed-wing aircraft lost since 24.02.2022 per the 30.10.2026 AFU General Staff report): (1) at Marinovka Airbase (11th Composite Aviation Regiment, Military Unit 77978, Oktyabrsky, Volgograd Oblast), Sentinel-2 imagery confirmed direct Long Neptune hits on two Su-34 parking stands (cross-linked to Su-34 manufacturer /en/vpk/naz-chkalova-novosibirsk TIN 5401200503 & regimental fundraiser /en/z/aviahub-su34-mog-fedorov); (2) at the 929th Chkalov State Flight-Test Center (FKU Military Unit 15650, TIN 3001729962, OGRN 1093022001050, Akhtubinsk), a Su-57 burned out on the flight line (manufacturer /en/vpk/knaaz-gagarina-komsomolsk TIN 2703019760); (3) near Tarasivka, Luhansk Oblast (~45 km from frontline), 3rd Army Corps SKYFOM operators burned a Russian Mi-8 helicopter with two Hornet drone strikes (/en/vpk/kvz-kazan TIN 1656002652).