Russia Has Lost Almost 150 Helicopters Since The Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine

Simply Flying ^ | May 2, 2024 | AARON SPRAY

[rfp1234]

There were about 11,846 U.S helicopters that served in the Vietnam War. The U.S records show 5,607 helicopter losses.

[Reno89519]

That is not very many. Surprisingly few but who knows what to believe. Hey, what happened to RevMom, did here propaganda funding end?

[MinorityRepublican]

In total, at least 333 helicopters and 118 Soviet jets were reported lost during the war.

[MinorityRepublican]

During the Soviet–Afghan War.

[Reverend Wright]

US also lost 3500 fixed wing aircraft in Vietnam.

That was a different era, when the US had the production capability to make up for those losses.

[Nextrush]

Its over Russia lost...sarc

[AndyJackson]

Just about to post this myself.

[rexthecat]

There were about 11,846 U.S helicopters that served in the Vietnam War. The U.S records show 5,607 helicopter losses.

You're right on the money. 5,000+ helicopters lost in Vietnam. I was there for 13 months. Getting shot at scared me, but nothing terrified me more than riding in a helicopter.

[Owen]

What is a quarter or half scale invasion.

Why this perpetual adjective?

[jimtorr]

If this were 1994, that may have been a substantial portion of the Soviet chopper fleet capable of flight.

I know of a case in 1993 where a Soviet army Colonel sold some major Top Secret gear to a U.S. Army captain, in uniform, for enough to feed his regiment on the train trip home.

But this is 2024, and the Soviets(in Putins dreams), er, the Russians have a lot more operable machines today.

[jimtorr]

Why this perpetual adjective? ...........because several times a year we hear that Russia is finally ready to begin the "full scale invasion".

[Sacajaweau]

For any they have lost, they have produced at least the same.

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Hey, what happened to RevMom, did here propaganda funding end?

I heard her benefactor was having some problems with authorities in Switzerland.

[ransomnote]

Wow. So Russia supposedly lost 137 helos in 2 years and Russia still has 13 times the number of military aircraft compared with the Ukraine as of May 2024?  I checked a different website that offers statistics to see how your OP article's data compares. The data below is from SRD, a statistics online website based in Hamburg Germany.

Airpower of Russia and Ukraine in comparison 2024

Published by Statista Research Department, May 8, 2024

As of 2024, the total number of aircraft of Russia outnumbered that of the Air Forces of Ukraine by more than 13 times. The number of Russian fighter aircraft amounted to 809, whereas Ukraine had 72 fighter aircraft."

In fact, if there's any truth to the report you posted at the top of the thread, Russia lost more helos than the Ukraine owns.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1293414/airpower-of-russia-and-ukraine-in-comparison/

 

Humously, in the article you linked for this thread post, the Ukrainians falsely claim  Russia lost more military helicopters than Russia possesses.

The article you linlked says: "The Oryx blog is perhaps the leading open-source intelligence blog compiling visually confirmed losses in the Ukrainian war since the first days of the war" but I have heard an analysis kind of letting the air out of Oryx's blog info claims -it's not a 'gold standard'.

[Sacajaweau]

Tokyo Mpm....lol...hmmmm

[Tom Tetroxide]

Yes, where have all of the pro-Uke FReepers gone to?

[USAF1985]

Not so much pro-uke as anti-Russia. The more the Uke’s kill or maim there, the less the rest of the world has to worry about it.

[Gaffer]

Maybe the site referral link checks stopped coming.

[Gaffer]

I remember when I was in the AF as an NCO hearing about an Army program that would have resulted in being a Warrant Officer if one transferred to the Army. Problem is that it required learning how to fly a helicopter.....