Bad news for Russia as Ukraine downs Su-35 fighter jet,; Putin launches 'most powerful' attack on Kharkiv after...
Ukraine claims to have shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet even as Russia launched a major assault on Ukraine's Kharkiv city on Saturday night. (File)
Russia-Ukraine: In another significant escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war, Russian forces launched their 'most powerful' attack on Ukraine's Kharkiv city, even as the Ukrainian air force claimed to have shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet in the Kursk region. Russia launches 'most powerful' attack on Kharkiv
Ukrainian air force said Saturday that Russia unleashed a barrage of 215 missiles, drones bombs across Ukraine overnight, killing at least five people, and wounding more than 20, Al Jazeera reported. Ukraine said its air defenses shot down and neutralised 87 drones and seven missiles launched by Russia.
Ihor Terekhov, the Mayor of Kharkiv, said at least three people were killed and 17 others, including two children, were wounded as Russia launched its 'most powerful' attack on the northeastern city, since the Russia-Ukraine war erupted in early 2022. Terekhov said that 48 Iranian-made drones, two missiles and four guided bombs were fired before dawn at the city of 1.4 million people, located just 50km from the Russian border, the report said.
According to the Al Jazeera report, the Russian onslaught caused heavy damage to residential buildings and civilian infrastructure as air raid sirens blared across Kharkiv till late Saturday morning. On Thursday, the city was struck by a Russia missile that wounded 18 people, including four children, the report said. Ukraine shoots down Su-35 fighter jet
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Air Force has claimed to have shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jet during an operation in Kursk, Reuters reported. '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,' Ukrainian military wrote on Telegram.
Notably, Russia has offered the Su-35 fighter jet to India, and agreed to build the 4.5-generation air-superiority fighter in India, along with transfer of technology. India has not issued any official response to the Russian offer.
The escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war was triggered by last week's large scale drone attack by Ukrainian security agency, the SBU, that targeted more than 40 Russian military aircraft, and reportedly damaged or destroyed tens of Tu-95 and Tu-22 strategic bombers, that have widely used by Russia to fire long-range missiles at Ukraine.
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