The Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation lost more than half of the Su-30cm fighters (video)
Prior to the start of a full-scale invasion of the regiment, there was 12 SU-30CM-a complete set of squadron, reports "Militar" with reference to the editor-in-chief of Military Aviation Denis Tomenchuk. Evaluating the condition of the unit, the analyst noted that the first combat loss occurred on March 5, 2022 in Mykolaiv region: then both pilots catapult and were captured - Major Alexei Golonsky, commander of aircraft, and assault captain Alexei Kozlov.
The next loss of the aircraft occurred on August 9, 2022, when the Ukrainian forces struck the Saki Air Base. As a result, the Russians got rid of three SO-30 cm irreversibly, another was damaged. In addition, five were destroyed and three Su-24 bombers were damaged. In the fall of 2024, the losses in the 43rd regiment continued.
In September, the SU-30CM from the portable anti-aircraft missile system was shot in the fighting area by the soldiers of the Special Forces of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine. In the spring of 2025 there was a unique episode in world military history. On May 2, the GRU of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, together with the SBU and defense forces, first used the sea drone, armed with AIM-9 rocket, to destroy the Russian Su-30cm in the Black Sea.
The current loss near Snake has become the seventh for the 43rd airfield. At the same time, damage to the list of losses is added: on July 1, 2025, the Ukrainian long-range drone UJ-26 "Beaver" struck the Saki airfield, which led to new damage to the equipment. Thus, with the 12 Su-30cm, with which the regiment joined the war, only a small number of cars remains capable.