💥 Attack

Ukrainian Air Force shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet in the Kursk direction.

June 7, 2025 Kursk

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Ukrainian Air Force (military_unit) Su-35 fighter jet (weapon_system) Su-35 (weapon_system) Staff of Ukraine (organization) Ukraine (organization)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian Air Force shot down a Russian Su-35 in Kursk Oblast, pilot survived

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Ukraine shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet in Russia's Kursk Oblast on the morning of June 7, bringing the total number of Russian aircraft destroyed since the start of the full-scale invasion to 414.

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Extracted: 2026-02-24T00:13:43.627Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-7-2025