Russia’s once-elite fleet of Su-30SM fighter jets in Crimea is nearly gone. Since the invasion began, Ukraine has destroyed or disabled at least seven of the dozen jets Moscow deployed to the peninsula, each worth about $50 million. From the March 2022 shootdown near Mykolaiv to the August 15, 2025 loss around Snake Island, Russia has watched its air power in Crimea collapse.
Key moments include the August 2022 Saky air base explosions, which wiped out eight aircraft in a single day, and the May 2, 2025 strike when a Ukrainian Magura maritime drone downed a Russian Su-30 — the first time in history a naval drone destroyed a warplane. The mounting losses have cost the Kremlin $350 million, weakened its military confidence in Crimea, and further strained its already battered economy.
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