2014 Russia-Ukraine War

Beriev Be-200 in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

The Beriev Be-200 appears in the Russia-Ukraine War record as a Russian naval aviation support aircraft at Yeysk air base, where Ukrainian drone operators reported destroying one Be-200PS on 15 May 2026 and satellite imagery later corroborated the loss.

Weapon profileBeriev Be-200
SideRussiaRoleMobility & Logistics
Beriev Be-200, Amphibious support aircraft, Support Equipment - 2014 Russia-Ukraine War
Image source: Wikimedia RA-21512 Be-200

Evidence Map

ClaimSources
Russian naval aviation Be-200 aircraft were associated with the Yeysk naval aviation training center before the documented wartime loss.

Sources: Naval News Be-200 Navy

Ukraine reported destroying a Russian Be-200 amphibious aircraft at Yeysk air base during an overnight drone attack on 15 May 2026.

Sources: Ukrinform Be-200 Yeysk, United24 Be-200 Yeysk

Post-strike satellite imagery was reported to show the destroyed Be-200PS at Yeysk, corroborating the earlier strike claim.

Sources: United24 Satellite Be-200, Militarnyi Satellite Be-200

The conflict evidence supports a Russian support-aircraft and airfield-loss role, not a direct Be-200 strike role.

Sources: UAC Be-200, Naval News Be-200 Navy, United24 Satellite Be-200

Timeline

Beriev Be-200 In 2014 Russia-Ukraine War

  1. Russian naval Be-200 units reported at Yeysk

    Naval News reported that Russia planned several Be-200 amphibious aircraft units and that a Be-200 was expected to undergo test operation at the Yeysk naval aviation training center.

    Sources: Naval News Be-200 Navy

  2. Ukraine reports Be-200 destroyed at Yeysk

    Ukrinform and UNITED24 Media reported that Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces operators destroyed a Russian Be-200 amphibious aircraft during an overnight drone strike on Yeysk air base.

    Sources: Ukrinform Be-200 Yeysk, United24 Be-200 Yeysk

  3. Satellite imagery corroborates Be-200PS destruction

    UNITED24 Media and Militarnyi reported that satellite imagery from AviVector confirmed the destroyed Russian Be-200PS on the Yeysk airfield after the drone attack.

    Sources: United24 Satellite Be-200, Militarnyi Satellite Be-200

Documented Use

Direct proof of use

The Be-200's documented connection to the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War is a Russian naval aviation aircraft destroyed on the ground at Yeysk air base in Krasnodar Krai. Ukrainian state and defense reporting said operators from Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces destroyed a Russian Be-200 amphibious aircraft at Yeysk during an overnight drone attack on 15 May 2026.

The reporting describes the Be-200 as an airfield target and support aircraft rather than as an armed strike platform. UNITED24 Media later reported that satellite imagery released after the strike showed the destroyed Be-200PS on the airfield grounds, confirming earlier reports that the aircraft had been hit.

Sources: Ukrinform Be-200 Yeysk, United24 Be-200 Yeysk, United24 Satellite Be-200

Timeline

Before the war loss was reported, Russian naval aviation coverage had already placed Be-200 aircraft at the Yeysk naval aviation training center. Naval News reported in 2020 that Russia planned several Be-200 amphibious aircraft units and that one aircraft was due for test operation at the 859th Center for Combat Application and Retraining of Naval Aviation in Yeysk.

On 15 May 2026, Ukrainian reporting said the 1st Separate Center of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces struck the Yeysk military airfield, destroyed a Be-200, and hit a nearby Ka-27 helicopter. Subsequent reporting from UNITED24 Media and Militarnyi cited satellite imagery from AviVector as confirmation that the Be-200PS had been completely destroyed at the airfield.

Sources: Naval News Be-200 Navy, Ukrinform Be-200 Yeysk, United24 Satellite Be-200, Militarnyi Satellite Be-200

Conflict role

In this conflict, the public record supports a Russian support-aircraft and airfield-loss role for the Be-200. The aircraft family is a jet-powered amphibian used for firefighting, search-and-rescue, patrol, cargo, and personnel-support missions; the conflict-specific sources identify the destroyed aircraft as a Russian Be-200 or Be-200PS at a military airfield.

The strongest evidence is for possession and fielding by Russian naval aviation at Yeysk, followed by destruction during a Ukrainian deep-strike campaign against Russian air bases and military infrastructure. The available sources do not show the Be-200 carrying out combat attack missions in the war.

Sources: UAC Be-200, Naval News Be-200 Navy, United24 Satellite Be-200, Euromaidan Press Yeysk Strike

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