The Ukrainian Air Force confirmed that it shot down a Russian Su-35 multirole fighter jet on the eastern front.“​​Today, another Russian air terrorist was eliminated,” the air force said in a post on Telegram.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.The Su-35 is one of Russia’s most advanced combat aircraft, used for air superiority missions and strikes against Ukrainian targets.The announcement follows a June 26 strike on Russian-occupied Crimea that destroyed a Russian MiG-29 fighter jet at Belbek airfield, Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported on July 4.The agency estimated the financial losses incurred by the Russian military from this incident to be in the tens of millions of dollars.As of Wednesday, Russia has lost 436 aircraft and 353 helicopters in its war against Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s General Staff.Previous deliveriesIn December 2025, Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) reported it had delivered a new batch of Su-35S multirole fighters to the Russian military; however, did not specify how many.The Su-35S (NATO reporting name: Flanker-E) is a Russian multirole fighter jet, an upgraded version of the Su-27 Flanker developed in the 1980s and in service since 2014.The last known delivery – the sixth batch – was in November 2025, according to a Russian aviation outlet, suggesting the latest shipment marks the seventh batch. The outlet estimated that 15 to 18 Su-35S jets were delivered in 2025, while total deliveries in 2024 were 15 aircraft across four batches.