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By the beginning of 1986 the Soviet Air Forces in Afghanistan had the following inventory:
Air base Bagram:
655 IAP (one squadron) about 16 MiG-23MLD;
262 OVE (helicopter squadron) about 16 Mi-24 and Mi-8MT;
378 OShAP more than 30 Su-25;
group of advisers 8 An-12;
322 IAP DRAAF - MiG-21;
355 APIB DRAAF - Su-22.
Air base Shindand:
655 IAP (one squadron) about 16 MiG-23MLD;
302 OVE (helicopter squadron) more than 20 Mi-8 and Mi-24;
335 SAP DRAAF - Su-7BMK;
321 IAP DRAAF - MiG-21MF.
Air base Kandahar:
982 IAP (one squadron) 16 MiG-23MLD;
280 OVP (four squadron) more than 40 helicopters Mi-6, Mi-8MT, Mi-24V/P.
Air base Kunduz:
181 OVP (four squadron) about 40 Mi-8 and Mi-6;
254 OVE (one squadron) about 15 Mi-8MT and Mi-24D/V.
Air base Jalalabad:
335 OBVP (four squadron) more than 40 Mi-8MT and Mi-24V/P.
Air base Ghazni:
239 OVE (one squadron) about 30 Mi-8MT and Mi-24D/V/P.
Air base Faizabad:
181 OVP (two flights) 4 Mi-8T/MT and 4 Mi-24V.
Air base Lashkargah:
205 OVE about 30 Mi-24 and Mi-8.
Kabul international airport:
50 OSAP (three squadron) 15 An-26 all types, 4 An-12, more than 30 Mi-8 Mi-24;
group from 378 OShAP (10 Su-25);
373 TAP DRAAF - An-26;
377 OVP - helicopters Mi-17 and Mi-25.
In total more than 100 planes and 300 helicopters (without DRAAF). During realization of large military operations the majority of forces could concentrate on one of the large airbase, taking place most close to a place of fights. In the quiet periods the aircraft covered areas relatives to their air bases.
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Date |
Aircraft type |
Crew commander |
Unit |
Remarks |
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09-jan-86 |
Mi-8 |
? |
? |
Shot down by RPG |
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13-jan-86 |
Mi-24 |
Capt. Sin'ko |
50 OSAP Kabul IAP |
Shot down by DShK 12.7mm |
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13-jan-86 |
Mi-8MT |
? |
50 OSAP Kabul IAP |
Shot down by DShK 12.7mm |
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17-jan-86 |
Mi-24 |
Capt. Mikhalev |
280 OVP Kandahar AFB |
Non combat (CFIT at night) |
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19-jan-86 |
Mi-8MT |
Capt. Seryogin |
280 OVP Lashkargah AFB |
Non combat |
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01-feb-86 |
Mi-24V |
Capt. Basov |
280 OVP Kandahar AFB |
Shot down by SA-7 |
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21-feb-86 |
Mi-24 |
Lt.Col. Piyanzin |
50 OSAP Kabul IAP |
Shot down by SA-7 |
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28-feb-86 |
M-8MT |
? |
280 OVP Kandahar AFB |
Destroyed on ground by rebels |
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02-mar-86 |
Mi-8MT |
? |
50 OSAP Kabul IAP |
Shot down by rebel fire |
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05-mar-86 |
Mi-24 |
Capt. Gergel |
335 OBVP Jalalabad AFB |
Shot down by SA-7 |
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19-mar-86 |
Mi-8MT |
Capt. Dubin |
205 OVE Kandahar AFB |
Shot down by small arms fire |
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03-apr-86 |
Su-17M3R |
Lt. Pokatayev |
263 OAETR Bagram AFB |
Shot down by DShK 12.7mm |
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06-apr-86 |
Su-25 |
Lt.Col. Rutskoy |
378 OShAP Bagram AFB |
Shot down by "Blowpipe" |
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09-apr-86 |
Mi-8MT |
? |
181 OVP Fizabad AFB |
Non combat (take-off accident) |
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18-apr-86 |
Su-25 |
Maj. Osipov |
378 OShAP Bagram AFB |
Shot down by SA-7 |
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21-apr-86 |
Mi-8MT |
Sen.Lt. Mirin |
335 OBVP Jalalabad AFB |
Shot down by SA-7 |
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02-may-86 |
Mi-24 |
Capt. Kostjukov |
239 OVE Ghazni AFB |
Shot down by rebel fire |
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17-may-86 |
Su-17M3 |
Maj. Rasskazov |
136 APIB Chirchik AFB |
Shot down by DShK 12.7mm |
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23-may-86 |
Mi-6 |
Capt. Shevchenko |
280 OVP Kandahar AFB |
Non combat (caught fire) |
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24-may-86 |
Mi-24 |
Capt. Poletayev |
50 OSAP Kabul IAP |
Shot down by rebel fire |
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26-may-86 |
Mi-24 |
Capt. Hrustalev |
302 OVE Shindand AFB |
Shot down by DShK 12.7mm |
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31-may-86 |
Mi-24 |
Maj. Zhyk |
50 OSAP Kabul IAP |
Shot down by DShK 12.7mm |
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03-jun-86 |
Mi-24 |
Capt. Paksjuatkin |
50 OSAP Kabul IAP |
Shot down by DShK 12.7mm |
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06-jun-86 |
Mi-6 |
Capt. Bitekhtyn |
280 OVP Kandahar AFB |
Non combat (tail rotor less) |
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09-jun-86 |
Mi-24V |
Capt. Petykhov |
205 OVE Farah AFB |
Non combat (take-off accident) |
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15-jun-86 |
Su-17UM3 |
Maj. Pakin |
263 OAETR Bagram AFB |
Non combat (take-off accident) |
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17-jun-85 |
Mi-8MT |
Maj. Gerasimov |
335 OBVP Jalalabad AFB |
Shot down by small arms fire |
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17-jun-85 |
Mi-8MT |
? |
181 OVP Kunduz AB |
Non combat (techical problem) |
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21-jun-86 |
Mi-8MT |
? |
254 OVE Kunduz AB |
Non combat (engine failure) |
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22-jun-86 |
Mi-24V |
Capt. Vakarchyk |
280 OVP Kandahar AFB |
Non combat (CFIT) |
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29-jun-86 |
Mi-8 |
Capt. Tupitsa |
280 OVP Kandahar AFB |
Non combat (run out of fuel) |
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12-jul-86 |
Mi-6 |
Capt. Shevchenko |
280 OVP Kandahar AFB |
Non combat (engine failure) |
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15-jul-86 |
Mi-24 |
? |
239 OVE Ghazni AFB |
Shot down by DShK 12.7mm |
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02-aug-86 |
Mi-8 |
? |
? |
Shot down by rebel fire |
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16-aug-86 |
Su-17M3R |
Maj. Fadeyev |
263 OAETR Bagram AFB |
Non combat (hydraulic failure) |
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25-aug-86 |
Mi-8MT |
Capt. Golev |
205 OVE Farah AFB |
Non combat (Landing accident) |
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22-sep-86 |
Su-17M3R |
Capt. Alexandrov |
263 OAETR Bagram AFB |
Shot down by 20-mm AAA |
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25-sep-86 * |
Mi-8MT |
Capt. Giniyatulin |
335 OBVP Jalalabad AFB |
Shot down by "Stinger" |
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25-sep-86 |
Mi-24 |
Lt. Pogorelov |
335 OBVP Jalalabad AFB |
Shot down by "Stinger" |
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02-oct-86 |
Su-25 |
Sen.Lt. Baranov |
378 OShAP Bagram AFB |
Non combat (CFIT at night) |
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06-oct-86 |
Mi-8MT |
? |
205 OVE Kandahar AFB |
Non combat (take-off accident) |
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07-oct-86 ** |
Mi-8MT |
? |
302 OVE Shindand AFB |
Shot down by small arms fire |
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08-oct-86 |
Mi-24 |
Capt. Poletayev |
50 OSAP Kabul IAP |
Non combat (engine failure) |
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09-oct-86 |
Mi-8MT |
Capt. Dubin |
205 OVE Shahjoy AFB |
Shot down by RPG |
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16-oct-86 |
Mi-8MT |
Capt. Zyrin |
205 OVE Farah AFB |
Shot down by DShK 12.7mm |
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17-oct-86 |
Mi-6 |
Maj. Hor'kov |
280 OVP Kandahar AFB |
Shot down by SA-7 |
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19-oct-86 |
Mi-24 |
Capt. Egorov |
50 OSAP Kabul IAP |
Shot down by rebel fire |
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22-oct-86 |
Su-17M3R |
Sen.Lt. Smolin |
263 OAETR Bagram AFB |
Shot down by DShK 12.7mm |
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26-oct-86 |
Mi-8 |
Sen.Lt. Nikitin |
181 OVP Kunduz AB |
Non combat (loss of control) |
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20-nov-86 |
Su-25 |
Sen.Lt. Aleshin |
378 OShAP Bagram AFB |
Shot down by rebels |
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20-nov-86 |
Mi-8MT |
Maj. Prjanykov |
262 OVE Bagram AFB |
Shot down by DShK 12.7mm |
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29-nov-86 |
Mi-24 |
Capt. Kozlovich |
335 OBVP Jalalabad AFB |
Shot down by "Stinger" |
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29-nov-86 |
Mi-24 |
Sen.Lt. Ksenzov |
335 OBVP Jalalabad AFB |
Shot down by "Stinger" |
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29-nov-86 |
An-12 |
Capt. Homutovsky |
50 OSAP Kabul IAP |
Shot down by "Stinger" |
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03-dec-86 |
Su-25 |
Lt.Col. Fabry |
378 OShAP Bagram AFB |
Shot down by "Stinger" |
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03-dec-86 |
Su-25 |
Maj. Shulimov |
378 OShAP Bagram AFB |
Shot down by "Stinger" |
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26-dec-86 |
An-26RT |
Capt. Galkin |
50 OSAP Kabul IAP |
Shot down by "Stinger" |
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dec-86 |
Mi-8MT |
Capt. Dundich |
50 OSAP Kabul IAP |
Non combat (loss of control) |
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* - First MANPAD "Stinger" kill in Afghanistan. In the "Bear trap" book author writes about three Mi-24 downed in this day, actually only two helicopters was lost and the first was this Mi-8 Hip;
** - This Mi-8 was dawned only one shot from old rifle "Bur" (crew recovered).
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