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| Date: | Thursday 12 May 2022 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sukhoi Su-25 |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Popasna, Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast -
 Ukraine
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A Sukhoi Su-25 attack aircraft was shot down in Luhansk Oblast. The pilot, retired Russian Air Force officer, Nikolai Markov was killed. He was working for a private military company, most likely the Wagner Group.
Sources:
https://i.postimg.cc/PqBrzQ94/2d.png
https://forums.airbase.ru/2022/05/t89485_2--chtoby-pomnili.html
https://24tv.ua/ru/donbasse-sbili-polkovnika-aviacii-belarusi-nikolaja-markova_n1988824/amp
https://inauka.ru/v-mire/2022/05/26/nad-popasnoi-vsy-podbili-sy-25-kotoryi-pilotiroval-63-letnii-polkovnik-markov/?amp=1
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02kVzPMSN75PJEJ3zeBEf5jZLbZ35JqK3hQY3jjkDsimBuC3PiF4bFyBWQyLto8hDgl&id=105014091900208
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2022 08:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-May-2022 08:49 | Anon | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 26-Jun-2022 15:31 | Drone Insider | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 19-Jul-2022 14:41 | Hans Gruber | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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