US EditionUkraine Says It Shot Down Russian Su-35 Fighter Jet
- On June 7, 2025, the Ukrainian Air Force announced it successfully brought down a Russian Su-35 aircraft in the vicinity of Kursk.
- This event followed Kyiv's cross-border offensive in August 2024 and Russia pushing Ukrainian troops out of Kursk in April 2025.
- Pro-Russian military bloggers confirmed the jet's downing and reported the pilot survived after ejecting safely.
- The Air Force released a video showing the burning wreckage, but it did not specify how the aircraft was downed.
- The downing underscores ongoing intense fighting near Kursk and adds to Russia's estimated loss of at least seven Su-35 jets since 2022.
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On the morning of June 7, the Ukrainian military shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter in the Kursk direction, said the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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Ukraine shot down a Russian Su-35 over the Kursk area. The pilot was reported to have been rescued. Ukrainian drones strike this facility in Kstovo. There is some dispute as to whether it is a refinery or a bitumen plant. Kstovo is a town 450 km east...
At the beginning of June Selenskyy celebrated an unprecedented blow against Russia's air force. Now Ukraine has shot down another Su-35 fighter jet.
The Ukrainian Army's General Staff reported that the Russian fighter Su-35 had been killed by the military on Saturday morning and had fallen on the territory of the Kursk region, coming from Russian sources.
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