US EditionUkraine's F-16 Took Down Russian Fighter Jet in "Historic First": Report
- On June 7, a Ukrainian F-16AM shot down a Russian Su-35S fighter near Korenevo in Russia's Kursk Oblast during an air-to-air engagement.
- The incident occurred amid Ukraine's ongoing air strikes on Russian positions and followed months of receiving Dutch-modified F-16s since August 2024.
- A Swedish Saab 340 early warning aircraft supported the F-16 by relaying targeting data, and the Russian pilot ejected safely about 10 miles inside Russia.
- Experts called it a "historic first" in Ukrainian aviation as the Su-35 is one of Russia's most advanced jets, and Oryx confirmed this as the first loss since February 2.
- This engagement marked Ukraine's first air-to-air kill with F-16s, indicating increased operational capability and challenging assumptions about the model's relevance.
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Last Saturday, a Russian plane of the Sukhoi-35S type was shot down in Russian territory. An American fighter F-16, accompanied by a Swedish reconnaissance aircraft, gave the blow of grace during an ambush.
For the first time, a Western F-16 shot down a Russian Su-35 "Super Flanker" on Saturday, thanks to a Swedish reconnaissance aircraft.
Did Ukraine’s New F-16s Shoot Down a Russian Su-35 ‘Super Flanker’ Near Kursk?
Following the publication of footage confirming that a Russian Aerospace Forces Su-35 fighter was shot down in the first week of June, which the Ukrainian Air Force reported was “a result of a successful operation in the Kursk direction,” a number of Western and Ukrainian sources have claimed that the aircraft was shot down by an F-16 fighter. These claims followed the delivery of the first F-16s to the Ukrainian Air Force in August 2024, and th…
Ukraine shot down a Russian Su-35 for the first time with a Western F-16 fighter. This happened in the Kursk direction.
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