Ukrainian forces have destroyed a Russian Su-35 fighter jet. The incident took place in the Kursk region on June 7, according to the Ukrainian Air Force on Telegram. "This morning, June 7, 2025, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet was shot down in the Kursk sector as a result of a successful operation by the Air Force,

Ukraine said Saturday that its forces shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet over the Kursk region. 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.

Ukraine launched a cross-border incursion into Kursk Oblast in August 2024. Reinforced by North Korean troops, Russia launched a push to recapture the region in early March, with Ukraine being forced to pull back from much of the initially taken territory.