{"id":164951,"date":"2025-06-07T12:33:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T12:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/164951\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T12:33:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T12:33:11","slug":"ukraine-says-it-shot-down-russian-su-35-fighter-jet-over-kursk-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/164951\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Says It Shot Down Russian Su-35 Fighter Jet Over Kursk Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/kpszsu\/35909\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> Saturday that its forces shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet over the Kursk region.<\/p>\n<p>Russia pushed Ukrainian troops out of the Kursk region in late April, months after Kyiv launched a bold cross-border offensive there in August 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This morning, on June 7, 2025, as a result of a successful Air Force operation in the Kursk direction, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet was shot down,&#8221; the Ukrainian Air Force said on its Telegram channel.<\/p>\n<p>The Air Force published aerial footage showing what it says is the downed jet, its wreckage in flames.<\/p>\n<p>It did not specify how or exactly where the aircraft was shot down.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry has not commented on the reported loss.<\/p>\n<p>The Moscow Times could not independently verify the claims.<\/p>\n<p>Pepel, a local news outlet based in Russia\u2019s Belgorod region, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/kurpepel\/3175\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a> that the jet crashed in the Kornevsky district of the Kursk region.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian pro-war Telegram channel Fighterbomber <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/fighter_bomber\/21375\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> that the pilot survived the crash.<\/p>\n<p>The Sukhoi Su-35 is among Russia\u2019s most advanced fourth-generation fighters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Russia is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oryxspioenkop.com\/2022\/03\/list-of-aircraft-losses-during-2022.html\" title=\"believed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">believed<\/a> to have lost at least seven Su-35s since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, either to friendly fire, crashing or Ukrainian forces shooting them down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Message from The Moscow Times:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear readers,<\/p>\n<p>We are facing unprecedented challenges. 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