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Ukrainian F-16 Shoots Down Russian Su-35
Ukraine’s air force achieved its first-ever kill of a Russian Su-35 using a Western-supplied F-16, a major symbolic and tactical victory after two years of operating the jets primarily for air defense.
The engagement occurred amid a surge in cross-border strikes that killed four in Ukraine and four in Russia and Crimea.
Russia also revived a 28,000-tonne Cold War battlecruiser armed with hypersonic missiles, while President Vladimir Putin prepared to mobilize criminals to bolster frontline troops.
The escalation underscored the grinding intensity of the more than four-year war, with both sides targeting infrastructure and civilian areas.
Russia
Country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
Country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
1974 multi-role combat aircraft family developed by General Dynamics and built by several manufacturers
1974 multi-role combat aircraft family developed by General Dynamics and built by several manufacturers
Sukhoi Su-35
Upgraded series of the Su-27 fighter aircraft
Upgraded series of the Su-27 fighter aircraft
Vladimir Putin
2nd and 4th President of Russia (2000-2008, 2012-present), 7th and 11th Prime Minister of Russia (1999-2000, 2008-2012), Director of the Federal Security Service (1998-1999) and Deputy Mayor of Saint Petersburg (1994-1996)
2nd and 4th President of Russia (2000-2008, 2012-present), 7th and 11th Prime Minister of Russia (1999-2000, 2008-2012), Director of the Federal Security Service (1998-1999) and Deputy Mayor of Saint Petersburg (1994-1996)