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 ...

The Su-25 Frogfoot, often compared to the American A-10, was built for durability and versatility. With reinforced armor, redundant engines, and the ability to operate from rough airstrips, it earned ...

The Ukrainian portal Defense Express reports that an unusual arrangement of Russian aircraft has been observed at the Engels-2 airfield. Analysts note that this base typically hosts long-range ...

This week, the Kremlin may have lost yet another Sukhoi Su-25 (NATO reporting name “Frogfoot”) in an even more bizarre incident. According to reports on the Telegram social messaging app ...

Isabel van Brugen is a Newsweek Reporter based in Kuala Lumpur. Her focus is reporting on the Russia-Ukraine war. Isabel joined Newsweek in 2021 and had previously worked with news outlets ...

Isabel van Brugen is a Newsweek Reporter based in Kuala Lumpur. Her focus is reporting on the Russia-Ukraine war. Isabel joined Newsweek in 2021 and had previously worked with news outlets ...

It seems that the Russian armed forces do not need to suffer Ukrainian attacks in order to lose valuable weapons systems. Photos: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The plane, which was stationed in the Crimea, will not take off again. A Russian conscript soldier in a KAMAZ without a driver's license rammed a Su-25SM3 attack aircraft at an airfield in occupied ...