“The Su-35 is Moscow’s…best, non-stealth fighter…(their) most-capable and combat-proven, fighter jet…used extensively during the seemingly never-ending, Russo-Ukrainian War. Russian Su-35 pilots have thus far claimed at least seven air-to-air victories against Ukrainian, fixed-wing fighters…the Su-35 will probably be the Russians’ primary, frontline fighter for several more years to come.” — Christian D. Orr, National Security Journal , July 2025.

On Saturday, June 7, 2025, at approximately 10 AM local time, a Ukrainian (formerly Dutch) F-16AM Fighting Falcon jet fighter reportedly shot down a Russian Su-35S Flanker-M, or “Super Flanker,” probably from Lipetsk Air Base, over the Kursk region of Russia. This was the first-ever, air-to-air shootdown of a Super Flanker, and the ni

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