At the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, 18-21 MiG-29s units were reported in operational status among Ukrainian Brigades.[4] Along the 40th Tactical Aviation Brigade, the 204th and 114th Brigades of the Ukrainian Air Force operates MiG-29. In was reported during the Russian invasion of Ukraine that brigades shared pilots and airframes.
Here is a list of all reported operational aircraft since the 2022 conflict and their fates during the conflict.
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Tail Number |
Type |
Status |
Note |
Blue 03 |
MiG-29MU1 |
Shot down 24 February 2022, after taking off Vasylkiv Air Base, Kyiv. |
Pilot Vyacheslav Radionov was killed.[5] |
Blue 10 |
MiG-29 (9.13) |
Shot down amid Geran-2 drone attack on 12 October 2022 on Turbiv, Vinnytsia Oblast. |
Pilot Vadym Voroshylov callsign "Karaya" ejected and survived. |
Blue 12 |
MiG-29MU2 |
Operational as of 2022[6] |
|
Blue 31 |
MiG-29 (9.13) |
Operational as of 2023 |
|
Blue 35 |
MiG-29 |
Crashed on 25 February 2022 by unknown cirsunstances. |
Pilot ejected and survived.[7] |
Blue 47 |
MiG-29 |
Operational as of 2023 |
|
White 05 |
MiG-29MU1 |
Shot down on 24 February 2022, near Volodymyrivka |
Pilot Vyacheslav Yerko was killed.[8] |
White 08 |
MiG-29MU1 |
Operational as of 2023 |
|
White 09 |
MiG-29MU1 |
Operational as of 2022[4] |
|
White 10 |
MiG-29 (9.13) |
Shot down by Russian forces 9 March 2022, near Novopil, Zhytomyr.[9] |
Pilot Mayor Yevgeny Lysenko died. |
White 12 |
MiG-29MU2 |
Shot down on 2 June 2023 by a Russian S-300 on vicinity of Mirne, Donetsk Oblast. |
Pilot Major Vladyslav Savieliev callsign "Nomad" was killed.[10] |
White 15 |
MiG-29MU1 |
Shot down by Russian forces on 14 March 2022. |
Wreckage recorded by French media in Nova Basan, Chernihiv Oblast.[11] |
White 16 |
MiG-29MU1 |
Damaged on 24 February 2022, by a Russian missiles attack on Vasylkiv Air Base in Kyiv.[12] |
|
White 19 |
MiG-29 |
Operational since in 2021[13] |
|
White 21 |
MiG-29 |
In storage in 2022[4] |
|
White 22 |
MiG-29MU1 |
Damaged during a emergency landing on 30 April 2024. |
Pilot survived.[14] |
White 33 |
MiG-29 |
Operational as of 2022 |
|
White 34 |
MiG-29 |
Operational as of 2023 |
|
White 36 |
MiG-29 |
Operational as of 2023 |
|
White 38 |
MiG-29 |
Operational as of 2023 |
|
White 40 |
MiG-29UM1 |
Shot down by Russian airdefenses, pilot Valentin "Beekeeper" Korenchuk was killed.[15] |
Ex-Polish Air Force[16] |
|
White 46 |
MiG-29 |
Operational as of 2023 |
|
White 47 |
MiG-29 |
Operational as of 2023 |
|
White 70 |
MiG-29 |
In storage in 2022[4] |
|
White 72 |
MiG-29 (9.13) |
Destroyed during combat mission 12 August 2024 |
Pilot Capitan Oleksandr Mygulya was killed.[17] |
White 90 |
MiG-29UB |
Operational as of 2022[4] |
|
White 371 |
MiG-29A/G |
Operational as of 2023 |
White 3xx |
MiG-29A/G |
Operational as of 2023 |
White 3xx |
MiG-29A/G |
Operational as of 2023 |
White 3xx |
MiG-29A/G |
Operational as of 2023 |
White 3xx |
MiG-29A/G |
Operational as of 2023 |
White 3xx |
MiG-29A/G |
Operational as of 2023 |
White 3xx |
MiG-29A/G |
Operational as of 2023 |
White 3xx |
MiG-29A/G |
Operational as of 2023 |
White 3xx |
MiG-29A/G |
Operational as of 2023 |
White 3xx |
MiG-29A/G |
Operational as of 2023 |
White 405 |
MiG-29GT |
Lost on January 5 2024. Pilot Vladyslav Zalistovskyi died.[18] |
White 4xx |
MiG-29GT |
Operational as of 2023 |
White 4xx |
MiG-29GT |
Operational as of 2023 |
White 4xx |
MiG-29GT |
Operational as of 2023 |
Unknown |
MiG-29A |
Operational as of 2023 |
Ex-Slovak Air Force[19] |
Unknown |
MiG-29A |
Operational as of 2023 |
Unknown |
MiG-29A |
Operational as of 2023 |
Unknown |
MiG-29A |
Operational as of 2023 |
Unknown |
MiG-29A |
Operational as of 2023 |
Unknown |
MiG-29A |
Operational as of 2023 |
Unknown |
MiG-29A |
Operational as of 2023 |
Unknown |
MiG-29A |
Operational as of 2023 |
Unknown |
MiG-29A |
Operational as of 2023 |
Unknown |
MiG-29A |
Operational as of 2023 |
Unknown |
MiG-29A |
Operational as of 2023 |
Unknown |
MiG-29UB |
Operational as of 2023 |
Unknown |
MiG-29UB |
Operational as of 2023 |
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