During a combat sortie in Ukraine's Donetsk region, a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft crashed — likely shot down by its own wingman, according to Fighterbomber and AviVector. Russian blogger and author ...

The Sukhoi Su-25 "Frogfoot" is Russia’s answer to the A-10 Warthog, built for close air support and deadly precision strikes.

A Russian Air Force Su-25 SM attack plane takes off from an airfield in Krasnodar on February 26, 2015. Ukraine claimed to have shot down two Su-25 combat jets in five days this month.

The Russian Su-25 was downed over Ukraine's Donetsk region, which, together with the Luhansk region, comprises the Donbas area that faces constant shelling.

Kyiv's air force is looking ahead to the day when the aging Su-25s begin to run out. It’s not for no reason that some Ukrainian officials have been asking for ex-U.S. Air Force A-10s.

Key Facts: The Su-25 “Frogfoot” is Russia’s counterpart to the U.S. A-10 Warthog, both designed for close air support (CAS) with heavy armor and firepower. -While the Su-25 has seen action ...

The Su-25, which began development a little before the A-10 did not enter service until 1981. While the A-10 was upgraded to handle guided weapons in 2005, the Su-25 did not get similar upgrades until ...

The Ukrainian air force doesn’t have a lot of Sukhoi Su-25 attack jets left. But the ones it does have are still in the fight as Russia’s wider war on Ukraine grinds toward its fourth year. A ...

Russian anti-aircraft forces shot down a Russian Su-25 fighter jet on 17 December. Source: Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, on Telegram Quote: "I can say with certainty that ...