According to the statement of the Air Force Command of UA Armed Forces, in the skies of Kherson oblast, a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet, which was hunting for Ukrainian attack aircrafts.
It is not the first high-profile success of our Air Force in the last few days.
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Earlier, Defense Express reported that just 5 days ago, on May 22, 2022, our Air Force set a new recor. Four Caliber cruise missiles were shoot downin one russian attack. And at the same time - that between May 21-22, our fighters shot down 5 russian cruise missiles at once.
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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