Two Russian Su-35 fighter jets were shot down over Kursk Oblast on Monday evening in what appears to have been a planned anti-aircraft ambush, according to reports monitored by The Zioneer. The fate of the pilots and the specific unit responsible remain unconfirmed.
The report, which circulated on monitored channels Monday evening at 21:22 Jerusalem, describes the downing of two Su-35 jets—Russia's advanced fourth-generation air-superiority fighters—over the Kursk region, which borders Ukraine. The source described the incident as a 'planned anti-aircraft ambush', suggesting a pre-positioned air defense system may have been used. Kursk has been a staging area for Russian operations in Ukraine. The Zioneer has previously documented other Russian Su-35 losses, including a shootdown over Zaporizhzhia in July, though the Kursk incident is based on a single unconfirmed report. No official confirmation from Russian or Ukrainian sources has been reported yet.
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