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| Date: | Thursday 24 February 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sukhoi Su-25M1K |
| Owner/operator: | Ukrainian Air Force |
| Registration: | 19 Blue |
| MSN: | 25508110288 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chorna Dolyna, Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kulbakino Air Base |
On 24 February 2022, the Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25M1K, code 19 blue, from the 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade, was shot down near Chorna Dolyna, Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast. The pilot, pidpolkovnyk Oleksandr Zhibrov, was killed.
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02NUSXj8YYLLMFMDris1iVC1rfckJgBcMq4oW1hjxqnRYvLAZs2Qt2wSJfu4Bf7VZnl&id=105014091900208
https://kp.ua/incidents/a650795-otets-pohibsheho-24-fevralja-aleksandra-zhibrova-o-eho-herojstve-ne-pishite-eto-rabota-voennoho-letchika
https://twitter.com/AuroraIntel/status/1497833355500527616?cxt=HHwWgIC59Yfgr8kpAAAA
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02NMmRkwxNMakS8m7p8WrRCXtoTCfC9A55Sio4KH9VxujiEvfo1BFCHCP3PYDttKBHl&id=105014091900208
Location
Media:
?? Two Su-25s of the #Ukrainian Air Force were shot down in the Kherson region. Both pilots were killed. Photo (4) shows the tail of the second Su-25. pic.twitter.com/TorCyVqiUp
— Su-57 5th Gen Fighter (@5thSu) February 27, 2022
Russians down Ukrainian Su-25 from the 299th Tactical Aviation Brigade based out of Kulbakino Air Base.#Ukraine #Russia
— Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) February 27, 2022
[Knish] pic.twitter.com/v1kVYt7z9Q
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2022 21:18 | gerard57 | Added |
| 27-Feb-2022 07:03 | Mike Sierra | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 27-Feb-2022 14:08 | Whalneq | Updated [Operator, Location, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Feb-2022 14:08 | Anon | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 27-Feb-2022 20:05 | Mike Sierra | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Mar-2022 19:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 15-Jan-2024 10:05 | Nebo | Updated [Location, Category, ] |
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