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[[File:World_operators_of_the_Su-25.png|thumb|Military operators of the Su-25:{{legend|#1a00ff|Current operator}}{{legend|#ed0017|Former operator}}]]
This list is of all operators of the [[Sukhoi Su-25]].

== Current operators ==
[[File:Belarus_Air_Force_Sukhoi_Su-25_Pichugin-1.jpg|thumb|Belarusian Air Force Su-25]]
[[File:Bulgarian_Su-25K_Frogfoot.jpg|thumb|[[Bulgarian Air Force]] Su-25 at [[Bezmer Air Base]] in 2013]]
[[File:Chad_Air_Force_Sukhoi_Su-25_at_N'djamena_Airport_(2).jpeg|thumb|Chadian Air Force Su-25 at [[N'Djamena International Airport]]]]
[[File:Sukhoi_Su-25K_at_RIAT-92.jpg|thumb|Czechoslovak Air Force Sukhoi Su-25K at Royal International Air Tattoo 1992]]
[[File:Kazakhstan_Air_Force_Sukhoi_Su-25_Pichugin-1.jpg|thumb|Kazakhstan Air Force Su-25]]
[[File:Macedonian_Air_Force_Sukhoi_Su-24K_Lofting-1.jpg|thumb|Macedonian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25]]
[[File:Peruvian_Air_Force_Sukhoi_Su-25_SDLP-1.jpg|thumb|Peruvian Air Force Su-25]]
[[File:Sukhoi_Su-25SM_(2).jpg|thumb|Russian Air Force Su-25SM]]
[[File:Sudanese_Air_Force_Sukhoi_Su-25_Onyshchenko-1.jpg|thumb|Sudanese Air Force Sukhoi Su-25s]]
[[File:Su-25_Turmenistan_AF_(7105317801).jpg|thumb|Turkmen Su-25]]
[[File:Ukrainian_Air_Force_Su-25UB_with_two_MiG-29s_(9-13)_in_background.jpg|thumb|Ukrainian Su-25UB]]
;{{ANG}}
:* [[National Air Force of Angola]]. An agreement was reached at the beginning of 1988 between the Soviet Union and Angola that arranged for the delivery of a squadron of Su-25s. The Angolan export agreement comprised 12 single-seat Su-25Ks and two Su-25UBK trainers. Later, these aircraft were augmented by further deliveries comprising at least three two-seater aircraft.<ref name="Operators32">Gordon and Dawes 2004, pp. 89–92.</ref> As of 2021, 12 aircraft were reportedly still operational.<ref name="waf 2022 p12">{{harvnb|Hoyle ''Flight International'' 2021|page=12}}</ref>

;{{ARM}}
:* [[Armenian Air Force]]. Following the break-up of the Soviet Union, [[Armenia]] had no Su-25s in its inventory. In 1992-1993, six Su-25Ks and two Su-25UBKs were delivered clandestinely from Russia as military aid.<ref>{{harvnb|Mladenov|2015|pages=61,95}}</ref> A new Su-25K was also stolen from the [[Georgian Air Force]] on 15 November 1993 by Georgian Captain Sergey Zhitnikov and flown to Armenia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geo-army.ge/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=138&Itemid=8&lang=en|title=History of the Air Forces of Georgia|publisher=Geo-army.ge|access-date=12 September 2013}}</ref> Armenia operated five Su-25s, nine Su-25Ks and one Su-25UBK as of January 2009.<ref name="awst_200901262">"World Military Aircraft Inventory". ''Aerospace Source Book 2009''. [[Aviation Week & Space Technology]], 26 January 2009.</ref> According to a report by Russia-based think-tank, the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, Armenia shot down at least four of its own Su-25s during the [[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=CAST publishes a new book "Storm over the Caucasus"|url=http://cast.ru/eng/news/cast-publishes-a-new-book-storm-over-the-caucasus-.html|access-date=2021-10-07|website=cast.ru}}</ref> As of 2021, a total of 13 aircraft were reportedly still operational.<ref name="waf 2022 p12"/>

;{{AZE}}
:* [[Azerbaijan Air Force]]. Like Armenia, Azerbaijan did not inherit any Su-25s after the collapse of the USSR, but a single aircraft was obtained in April 1992 when a pilot defected from the Russian Air Force base at Sital-Chai. Following the incident, Azerbaijan acquired at least five Su-25s through unofficial channels, and one more aircraft has been obtained as the result of yet another defection, this time from the Georgian Air Force. Other aircraft are believed to have been acquired later, as a 2001 inventory of Azerbaijani aircraft revealed that the Azerbaijan Air Force had three Su-25s in its inventory, after the reported loss of four aircraft in combat operations relating to the disputed [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] region.<ref name="Operators32" /> As of 2021, 11 aircraft were reportedly operational.<ref name="waf 2022 p13">{{harvnb|Hoyle ''Flight International'' 2021|page=13}}</ref>

;{{BLR}}
:* [[Belarus Air Force]]. After the break-up of the Soviet Union, Belarus was the second member state of the [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]], after Russia, to have a significant number of Su-25s. Seventy Su-25s and six Su-25UBs were reported to be operational and were mostly concentrated at [[Lida (air base)|Lida air base]] by 2004.<ref name="Operators22">Gordon and Dawes 2004, pp. 93–96.</ref> As of 2021, 67 Su-25s were reportedly in use.<ref name="waf 2022 p13"/> In 2022, Russian president [[Vladimir Putin]] announced a plan to make Belarusian jets nuclear capable.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 June 2022 |title= Russia promises Belarus Iskander-M nuclear-capable missiles |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61938111 |publisher=BBC |access-date=26 June 2022}}</ref>

;{{BUL}}
:* [[Bulgarian Air Force]]. Bulgaria was the second [[Warsaw Pact]] country to obtain the Su-25, acquiring its first examples of both Su-25Ks and Su-25UBKs in 1985. The aircraft were intended to replace the obsolete [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17]]F which had been the backbone of the Bulgarian Air Force fighter-bomber fleet for many years. Twenty Su-25Ks and three Su-25UBKs were commissioned and were operational at [[Bezmer Air Base]] by 2004.<ref name="Operators22" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pan.bg/view_article-1-21602-Vyzstanovqvat-letatelnata-godnost-na-Su-25-i-Bel-206.html|title=Restore the airworthiness of the Su-25 and Bell-206|accessdate=19 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pan.bg/view_article-4-22066-FOTOOKO-ZAPOChNA-PREBAZIRANETO-NA-BEZMERCI.html|title=Repair airbase Bezmer. Su25 in airbase Graf Ignatievo to 2015 when Su25 return in airbase Bezmer.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://airforce.mod.bg/bg/?page_id=178|title=Weapons and military equipment|access-date=2018-05-27|archive-date=2017-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019115657/http://airforce.mod.bg/bg/?page_id=178|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 2021 only 14 are in active service. Eight of them were modernized in [[Belarus]], and it is expected that all of them will be modernized at some point.<ref name="World Air Forces 2022">{{cite web |last= |first= |year=2022 |title=World Air Forces 2022 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/flight-international/how-afghanistans-fall-reshaped-world-air-forces-inventory/146576.article |url-access=registration |publisher=Flightglobal Insight |accessdate=14 December 2021}}</ref> In mid-2022 reports began appearing that some of Bulgaria's Su-25s had been purchased by other states that acted as intermediaries, and delivered to the [[Ukrainian Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Answering the Call: Heavy Weaponry supplied to Ukraine by Bulgaria|url=https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/04/answering-call-heavy-weaponry-supplied.html}}</ref> In a June 9, 2022, Facebook post, three aircraft were shown in Bulgarian markings, side numbers 002, 240, and 095.<ref>{{cite web |title=ПРИКЛЮЧИ ТАКТИЧЕСКОТО УЧЕНИЕ НА ВВС "ВЪЗДУШЕН СТРАЖ 2022" |url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=338800968435188&id=100069158621186 |publisher=Bulgarian Air Force |date=8 June 2022}}</ref> 5 Su-25K and 1 Su-25UBK in service as of 2024.<ref name="IISS212">{{cite journal |author=International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) |author-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies |date=2024 |title=The Military Balance 2024 |journal=The Military Balance |language=en |volume=}}</ref>

;{{CHA}}
:* The [[Chadian Air Force]] took delivery of six aircraft (four Su-25s and two Su-25UBs) from Ukraine between 2008 and 2010. Four additional aircraft were delivered from Ukraine in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Delalande |first1=Arnaud |title=Tough times for Chadian Air Force |url=https://www.key.aero/article/tough-times-chadian-air-force |website=Key Aero |date=21 September 2017}}</ref>

;{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
:* [[Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. In 1999-2000, four factory-fresh Su-25s were delivered by [[Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing]] to the DR Congo. These aircraft were used in combat during the [[Second Congo War]] until 2003<ref>Tom Cooper, "Great Lakes Conflagration: The Second Congo War, 1998-2003," Helion, 2013, p44.</ref> and possibly afterwards.<ref name="Mladenov 2015 page=84">{{harvnb|Mladenov|2015|page=84}}</ref> One aircraft crashed in December 2006 during a routine flight, while another crashed on 30 June 2007, during a Congolese independence day display.<ref name="Congo2">{{cite web|url=http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL30209861.html|title="Congolese fighter jet crashes during display."|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209011026/http://africa.reuters.com/wire/news/usnL30209861.html|archive-date=9 December 2008|url-status=dead|accessdate=2012-03-20|df=dmy-all}} ''Reuters'', 30 June 2007. Retrieved: 17 June 2008.</ref> Two additional aircraft were delivered from Ukraine in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Guk |first1=Aleksandr |title=Congolese air arm re-equips |work=Combat Aircraft Monthly |date=February 2013}}</ref> As of 2021, four aircraft were operational.<ref>{{harvnb|Hoyle ''Flight International'' 2021|page=16}}</ref> In 2023, one aircraft was damaged in a missile attack.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parken |first=Oliver |date=2023-01-26 |title=Watch This Congolese Su-25 Get Popped By A Surface-To-Air Missile |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/watch-this-congolese-su-25-get-popped-by-a-surface-to-air-missile |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=The Drive |language=en}}</ref>

;{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}
:* In 2005, four Su-25s including two Su-25UB combat trainers were delivered to the Equatorial Guinea Air Corps. They were still operational as of 2021.<ref>{{harvnb|Hoyle ''Flight International'' 2021|pages=17–18}}</ref>

;{{ETH}}
:* [[Ethiopian Air Force]]. A pair of Su-25Ts and two Su-25UB combat trainers were ordered by [[Ethiopia]] in 1999, and delivered in January 2000. All four were former Russian Air Force aircraft. They were overhauled before delivery, and received the designations Su-25TK and Su-25UBK respectively. These aircraft were used in combat during the [[Eritrean-Ethiopian War]], and one was written off in an accident. After only one year in service, they were withdrawn and placed into storage. Around 2010, a decision was made to reactivate the three remaining aircraft, and they were shown in 2013 after being overhauled locally.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mitzer |first1=Stijn |last2=Oliemans |first2=Joost |title=Tankovy Busters: Su-25TK Attack Aircraft In Ethiopian Service |url=https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2021/08/tankovy-busters-russian-su-25tk-attack.html |website=Oryx |date=26 August 2021}}</ref>

;{{GEO}}
:*[[Georgian Air Force]]. Georgia, home to [[Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing]] which produced scores of single-seat Su-25s during the Soviet era, was left with virtually no aircraft following the break-up of the Soviet Union. Only a small number of single-seat Su-25s were actually brought into the inventory of the newly formed Georgian Air Force (now army air force), these aircraft having been left in the factory at the time of Georgian independence. Georgia had nine Su-25s of different variants, with eight of them being {{not a typo|Su-25KM}} "''Scorpion''"s (an upgraded variant of the Su-25 designed in collaboration with Israel) as of 2004.<ref>Gordon and Dawes 2004, p. 97.</ref> The current Su-25 fleet is undergoing a refurbishment and modernisation process by Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing, and as of 2021 four Su-25s were completely restored and fitted with state-of-the-art electronics.<ref>{{cite web |title=The first modernized Su-25 successfully conducted a test flight |url=https://mod.gov.ge/en/news/read/8099/the-first-modernized-su-25-successfully-conducted-a-test-flight}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The second modernized Su-25 successfully conducted a test flight |url=https://mod.gov.ge/en/news/read/8151/the-second-modernized-su-25-successfully-conducted-a-test-flight}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Modernization of aviation is in the active phase |url=https://mod.gov.ge/en/news/read/7960/modernization-of-aviation-is-in-the-active-phase}}</ref> That year, 10 aircraft were cited as operational.<ref>{{harvnb|Hoyle ''Flight International'' 2021|page=19}}</ref>

;{{flag|Gambia}}
:* [[Military of The Gambia#Aircraft inventory|Gambian Army]] – operated one Su-25 as of 2008.<ref name="awst_200701152">"World Military Aircraft Inventory", ''2007 Aerospace Source Book''. [[Aviation Week & Space Technology]], 15 January 2007.</ref><ref name="FI_AirForces_20082">[http://www.flightglobal.com/assets/getasset.aspx?ItemID=26061 "Directory: World Air Forces"]. ''[[Flight International]]'', 11–17 November 2008.</ref>                         
                                       
;{{IRQ}}
:* [[Iraqi Air Force]]. During the course of the early phase of the [[Iran–Iraq War]], Iraq approached the Soviet Union with a request to purchase a wide variety of military equipment. As a result, Iraq became the first non-[[Warsaw Pact]] country to obtain Su-25Ks and Su-25UBK combat trainers. It is believed that Iraq received a total of 73 examples, of which four were Su-25UBKs. In January 1998, the Iraqi Air Force still possessed 12 Su-25s, and at least three Su-25Ks were seen in a demonstration over [[Baghdad]] in December 2002. However, the remaining Su-25s were phased out immediately after the [[2003 Invasion of Iraq]].<ref name="Operators22" /> In 2014, the IQAF signed a deal with Russia and Belarus for the purchase of new examples, with the first five arriving on 28 June 2014.<ref name="Russian fighter jets arrive in Iraq for fight against rebels2">{{citation|title=Russian fighter jets arrive in Iraq for fight against rebels|date=29 Jun 2014|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/middle-east/1.601852|publisher=Haaretz|accessdate=29 Jun 2014}}</ref> in 2014 Reports indicate that a further thirteen were delivered from Iran on 1 July 2014, seven of them were ex-Iraqi examples from the 1991 Gulf War.<ref name="'Iranian attack jets deployed' to help Iraq fight  Isis2" />

;{{KAZ}}
:* [[Kazakh Air Defense Forces]] – received 12 single-seat Su-25s and two Su-25UB trainers in December 1995 as compensatory payment for the return of the [[Tupolev Tu-95|Tu-95MS]] strategic bombers which had been rapidly flown out of the republic at the time of the collapse of the USSR. The Kazakh Su-25s are located at [[Chimkent]] air base in the south of the country.<ref name="Operators22" /> 14 aircraft were reportedly still operational as of 2021.<ref>{{harvnb|Hoyle ''Flight International'' 2021|page=22}}</ref>

;{{flag|Niger}}
:* [[Niger Air Force]] – two Su-25s delivered from Ukraine in 2013,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Delalande |first1=Arnaud |title=Niger's desert warriors |url=https://www.key.aero/article/nigers-desert-warriors |website=Key Aero |date=15 March 2018}}</ref> still operational as of 2021.<ref>{{harvnb|Hoyle ''Flight International'' 2021|page=25}}</ref>

;{{PRK}}
:* [[North Korean Air Force]] – In the 1950s, the [[North Korean Air Force]] had accumulated experience operating the Su-25's piston-engined predecessor, the [[Ilyushin Il-10]]. In the period from the end of 1987 until 1989, the DPRK acquired a total of 32 single-seat Su-25Ks and four Su-25UBKs. The aircraft are based at [[Sunchon Airport]] (20&nbsp;km from [[Pyongyang]]), which features heavily fortified natural hangars equipped with blast-proof doors capable of protecting the aircraft from conventional and [[nuclear explosion]]s.<ref name="Operators42">Gordon and Dawes 2004, pp. 100–102.</ref>

;{{PER}}
:* [[Peruvian Air Force]]. Peru received 18 Su-25s in late 1998 from Belarus, which refurbished them prior to delivery. Their acquisition came at a time of [[History of the Ecuadorian-Peruvian territorial dispute#1995–1998: Arbitration and final resolution|tensions with neighboring Ecuador]], in the aftermath of the 1995 [[Cenepa War]]. The shipment comprised 10 single-seat and eight dual-seat Su-25UB aircraft. The aircraft were all built just before the collapse of the Soviet Union and thus represented the final versions of the Soviet Su-25. It is believed that between 1998 and December 2005, at least 25 light aircraft transporting [[cocaine]] have been shot down by the Peruvian Su-25s.<ref name="Operators42" /> As of February 2013, 18 Su-25s were in service, with only four aircraft operational.<ref>[http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/spain-offers-eurofighters-to-peru-381843/ Spain offers Eurofighters to Peru] – Flightglobal.com, 4 February 2013</ref> A project aiming to overhaul and return to service a total of six single-seat and four two-seat Su-25s is ongoing, with the first overhauled aircraft having been delivered in 2018. As of July 2022, the delivery of the fifth aircraft was expected in the near future.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mejía |first1=Lewis |title=El proyecto de modernización del Su-25 'Frogfoot' de la Fuerza Aérea del Perú |url=https://www.pucara.org/post/el-proyecto-de-modernizaci%C3%B3n-del-su-25-frogfoot-de-la-fuerza-a%C3%A9rea-del-per%C3%BA |website=Pucará Defensa |date=15 July 2022}}</ref>

;{{RUS}}
:* [[Russian Aerospace Forces]] – Russia's reduced fleet of Su-25s is operated by assault aviation (штурмовой авиационный, literally ground-attack aviation) regiments. The major variants used are the single-seat Su-25, the twin-seat Su-25UB, and the Su-25BM target-towing version. In addition, the Russian Air Force received a small number of the Su-25T anti-tank variant, which has been tested under combat conditions in [[Chechnya]]. Overall, 286 Su-25s were in service with the Russian Air Force as of 2008.<ref name="Warfare.ru2">[http://www.warfare.ru/?linkid=1611&catid=256 "Russian Military Analysis on Su-25".] ''warfare.ru.'' Retrieved: 18 June 2007.</ref> A modernisation programme of single-seat Su-25s to the Su-25SM variant is underway.<ref name="Operators42" /> The first modernised Su-25SM was delivered in August 2001.<ref name="AFM2">"Force report: Russian Air Force." ''[[Air Forces Monthly]]'', July 2007, pp. 78–86.</ref> By March 2013, over 60 Su-25SMs were scheduled to be delivered.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} The modernisation programme is to conclude in 2020 with over 80 examples upgraded.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} As of 2021, 192 Su-25s were operational with the Russian Aerospace Forces, and four with the Naval Aviation.<ref>{{harvnb|Hoyle ''Flight International'' 2021|page=28}}</ref>
::*[[18th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment]], [[11th Air and Air Defence Forces Army]], [[Eastern Military District]]
::*[[368th Assault Aviation Regiment]], [[4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army]], [[Southern Military District]]
::*[[899th Assault Aviation Regiment]], [[16th Air Army]], [[Moscow Military District]] (disbanded 2009)
::*[[960th Assault Aviation Regiment]], Primorsko-Akhtarsk, [[4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army]], [[Southern Military District]]
::*999th Aviation Base, Kant, Kyrgyzstan
:* [[Russian Naval Aviation]] – the Russian Navy operates an adapted version of the Su-25UB two-seat trainer, the Su-25UTG. This is a [[Aircraft carrier|carrier]]-capable version used to carry out deck-landing training aboard the [[Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov]].
:* [[Wagner PMC]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-61559430 | title="Стингер" на выходе из атаки, взрыв в воздухе и… Всё". Российские паблики обсуждают гибель летчика-генерала | newspaper=BBC News Русская Служба }}</ref>

; {{SUD}}
:* [[Sudanese Air Force]] – 14 former [[Belarusian Air Force]] Su-25s delivered in 2008-2009, with 10 more acquired in 2013 from the same source.<ref>{{harvnb|Mladenov|2015|page=86}}</ref>

; {{TKM}}
:* [[Turkmen Air Force]] – Following the downfall of the Soviet Union, the newly independent Republic of Turkmenistan was given 46 Su-25s which had been disassembled for storage in Turkmenistan at that time. In accordance with an agreement between Georgia and Turkmenistan in 1999, the [[Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing]] corporation refurbished 45 of these aircraft for use by the Turkmenistan Air Force as payment for the delivery of [[natural gas]]. The refurbished aircraft were relocated at Ak-Tepe air base, and a total of 18 operational Su-25s were known to be based there by 2004.<ref name="Operators42" /> 20 aircraft were operational as of 2021.<ref name="waf 2022 p32">{{harvnb|Hoyle ''Flight International'' 2021|page=32}}</ref>

; {{UKR}}
:* [[Ukrainian Air Force]]. Ukraine obtained 92 Su-25s of different variants following the country's independence in the wake of the break-up of the USSR. As of 2004, the Ukrainian Air Force operated approximately 60 Su-25s, Su-25UBs and Su-25UTGs, with the 299th Independent Assault Regiment (299 OShAP) based at [[Kulbakino Air Base]], [[Mykolaiv Oblast]], and the 456th Assault Regiment (456 ShAP) at [[Chortkiv Air Base]]. Up to 30 Su-25s were reportedly stored at the 4070th Reserve Base. Evidently, the three Su-25s sold to Macedonia came from this reserve pool.<ref name="Operators42" /> Ukraine's two carrier-capable Su-25UTGs were retired in 2007: one was given to Russia in exchange for a standard Su-25UB, while the other was sold to China.<ref name="mladenov p32">{{harvnb|Mladenov|2013|page=32}}</ref> Some of the Ukrainian Air Force's aircraft have been modernized: the modernized single-seaters are designated ''Su-25M1'', and the two-seat trainers ''Su-25UBM1''. The first three upgraded aircraft were delivered in 2010. At the outbreak of the [[War in Donbas (2014–2022)|war in Donbas]], the Ukrainian Air Force had a fleet of around 70 Su-25s, but only about 15 were considered flyable. During the first two months of the conflict, between six and ten more Su-25s were made airworthy.<ref>{{harvnb|Mladenov|2015|page=87}}</ref> In 2022,14 Su-25 have reportedly been received indirectly from a third party with the aircraft originating from the Bulgarian Air force.<ref name="Oryx">{{Cite web |last=Oryx |title=Answering The Call: Heavy Weaponry Supplied To Ukraine |url=https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/04/answering-call-heavy-weaponry-supplied.html |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=Oryx}}</ref> As of 2022, 31 aircraft were operational.<ref name="waf 2022 p32"/><ref name="Oryx"/>
::*[[299th Tactical Aviation Brigade]]
:* [[Ukrainian Naval Aviation]] - Former operator.

; {{UZB}}
:* Until 1990, a [[Soviet Air Force]] pilot training centre equipped with around 20 Su-25, Su-25UB, and Su-25BM variants was located at [[Chirchik]] air base in Uzbekistan. In 1991, a small number of Su-25s were also located at [[Dzhizak]] air base, but after 1991, all Su-25s in Uzbekistan were concentrated at Chirchik, operated by the 59th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment (59 APIB) of the Soviet Air Force. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, all the Su-25s on the territory of the now-independent republic became the property of the new government.<ref name="Operators42" /> 20 aircraft were operational as of 2021.<ref>{{harvnb|Hoyle ''Flight International'' 2021|page=34}}</ref>

==Possible  operators==

;{{MLI}}
:* [[Malian Air Force]] – at least one Su-25 delivered by Russia in August 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lagneau |first1=Laurent |title=Des Su-25 " Frogfoot " font aussi partie des avions livrés par la Russie au Mali. Avec des pilotes russes aux commandes? |url=http://www.opex360.com/2022/08/10/des-su-25-frogfoot-font-aussi-partie-des-avions-livres-par-la-russie-au-mali-avec-des-pilotes-russes-aux-commandes/ |website=opex360.com |date=10 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Guy |title=Mali commissions new aircraft |url=https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/mali-commissions-new-aircraft/ |website=defenceWeb |date=10 August 2022}}</ref> A Malian Su-25 crashed on 4 October 2022.<ref name=Reuterscrash>{{cite news |date=4 October 2022 |title=Military airplane crashes at airport in northern Mali city of Gao |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/military-airplane-crashes-airport-northern-mali-city-gao-2022-10-04/ |work=Reuters  |access-date=4 October 2022}} </ref>

== Former operators ==
[[File:Sukhoi Su-25K, 8077 van de Tsjechische luchtmacht 2193-006-082 0011.jpg|thumb|right|Czech Republic Su-25K in 1994.]]
;{{CZS}}
:* [[Czechoslovakian Air Force]]. Passed aircraft on to successor states, in the ratio of 2:1 in favour of the [[Czech Republic]].<ref name="Operators22" />
;{{CZE}}
:* [[Czech Air Force]]. After the dissolution of [[Czechoslovakia]], the Czech Republic inherited twenty-four Su-25Ks and one Su-25UBK. In December 2000, the Czech Su-25s were retired from service.<ref>[http://www.scramble.nl/cz.htm "Czech Su-25s."], ''Scramble (magazine)''. Retrieved 26 July 2011. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210100345/http://www.scramble.nl/cz.htm|date=10 February 2007}}</ref> 12 of the withdrawn Su-25s were sold to Georgia in the early 2000s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.keymilitary.com/article/former-soviet-states|title=Former Soviet states|website=keymilitary.com|date=20 December 2018|access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref>
                                       
;{{IRN}} 
:* [[Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Air Force]]. On 21 January 1991, seven Iraqi Su-25s were flown to Iran in an effort to find a temporary safe haven from [[Operation Desert Storm]] attacks on major Iraqi airfields. These aircraft were considered by Iran to be a gift from its former adversary, and were seized by the Iranian military. However, as a result of a lack of spare parts, documentation, and pilot training, these aircraft were not flown by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force. Iran has added at least six new examples to its inventory and has since likely restored ex-Iraqi Su-25s to flight status as well.<ref name="Iran2">{{cite web|url=http://www.janes.co.uk/defence/air_forces/news/jdw/jdw060913_1_n.shtml|title="Iran bolsters Su-25 fleet"|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008004044/http://www.janes.co.uk/defence/air_forces/news/jdw/jdw060913_1_n.shtml|archivedate=8 October 2007|url-status=bot: unknown|accessdate=2013-02-10|df=dmy-all}}. ''Jane's Defence Weekly'', 13 September 2006.</ref> Reports indicate that all of the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Air Force|IRGCAF]] aircraft have been sold to Iraq in July 2014, to increase the latter's for  [[Close air support|CAS]] and [[Counter-insurgency aircraft|COIN]] for fighting against ISIS capabilities.<ref name="'Iranian attack jets deployed' to help Iraq fight Isis2">{{citation|title='Iranian attack jets deployed' to help Iraq fight Isis2|date=2 Jul 2014|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28125687|author=Jonathan Marcus|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2 July 2014}}</ref>
                                     
;{{CIV}}
:* [[Air Force of Ivory Coast]]. Four aircraft, including two trainers, were purchased from [[Belarus]] in 2004.<ref name="Mladenov 2015 page=84"/> In November, nine French soldiers were killed and 23 wounded when two Ivorian Su-25s bombed French positions in [[Bouaké]].<ref name="english.people.com.cn2">[http://english.people.com.cn/200411/08/eng20041108_163089.html "Nine French soldiers killed in Cote d'Ivoire."] ''People's Daily Online'', 8 November 2004.</ref> As a result, [[Military of France|French soldiers]] destroyed the Su-25s on the ground at [[Yamoussoukro]] air base.<ref name="France attacks Ivorian airbase.2">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/world/africa/3988769.stm "France attacks Ivorian airbase."] ''BBC News'', 6 November 2004.</ref>                                      
                                      
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:* [[North Macedonia Air Brigade]]. The Republic of Macedonia purchased three single-seat Su-25s and one Su-25UB following [[2001 Macedonia conflict|incursions and attacks]] by [[Albanians|Albanian]] insurgents. The aircraft were supplied by Ukraine after having been withdrawn from Ukrainian Air Force service.<ref>Gordon and Dawes 2004, p. 99.</ref> The aircraft were retired in 2004. In 2023 all four Su-25s returned to Ukraine after they were donated by North Macedonia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://defence24.pl/wojna-na-ukrainie-raport-specjalny-defence24/macedonskie-su-25-dostarczone-ukrainie|title=Macedońskie Su-25 dostarczone Ukrainie|website=defence24.pl|language=pl|date=24 March 2023|access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref>

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:* The [[Slovak Air Force]] received 12 Su-25Ks and one Su-25UBK following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The aircraft were based at the Slovak 33rd Air Base in Malacky-Kuchyna.<ref name="Operators22" /> 10 Su-25Ks and one Su-25UBK were sold to Armenia in 2004.<ref>{{harvnb|Mladenov|2013|page=30}}</ref>

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:* [[Soviet Air Force]]. Passed aircraft on to successor states.

== Evaluation-only operators ==
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:* Bought one carrier-capable Su-25UTG from Ukraine in 2007.<ref name="mladenov p32" />

== Unrecognised operators ==
'''{{flag|Novorossiya}}''' - 1 plane in Luhansk state aviation museum

* [[Separatist forces of the war in Donbass]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://politicalhotwire.com/current-events/119033-novorossiya-air-force-strikes-ukraine-first-time.html|title="Novorossiya Air Force" strikes Ukraine for first time|website=politicalhotwire.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-27}}</ref>

== References ==
===Notes===
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===Bibliography===
*Gordon, Yefim and Alan Dawes. ''Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot: Close Air Support Aircraft''. London: Airlife, 2004. {{ISBN|1-84037-353-9}}.
*{{cite news |last=Hoyle |first=Craig |title=World Air Forces 2022 |work=Flight International |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=83735 |year=2021 |access-date=12 December 2021|ref={{harvid|Hoyle ''Flight International'' 2021}}}}
*{{cite book |last1=Mladenov |first1=Alexander |title=Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot |date=2013 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |location=Oxford |isbn=978-1-78200-359-5}}
*{{cite book |last1=Mladenov |first1=Alexander |title=Su-25 'Frogfoot' Units in Combat |date=2015 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |location=Oxford |isbn=978-1-4728-0567-6}}

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