According to the report of the Air Force Command of UA Armed Forces, at around 20:00 on July 19, a Russian fighter jet, probably a Su-35, was shot down by the anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force of Ukraine’s Armed Forces near Nova Kakhovka.
"The fighter jet tried to attack the aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force. The downing of the enemy aircraft has been visually confirmed. The pilot ejected from the aircraft" - the report reads.
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On July 19, the anti-aircraft missile units of the Air Force also shot down five drones of the operational and tactical level.
The Sukhoi Su-35 (Russian: Сухой Су-35; NATO reporting name: Flanker-E) is the designation for two improved derivatives of the Su-27 air-defence fighter. They are single-seat, twin-engine, supermaneuverable aircraft, designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau and built by the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant.
The type was originally developed by the Soviet Union from the Su-27 and was known as the Su-27M. It incorporated canards and a multi-function radar giving it multi-role capabilities. The first prototype made its maiden flight in June 1988. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union Sukhoi re-designated it as the Su-35 to attract export orders. Fourteen aircraft were produced and used for tests and demonstrations; one example had thrust-vectoring engines and was in turn redesignated the Su-37. A sole Su-35UB two-seat trainer was also built in the late 1990s that resembled the Su-30MK family.
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