Russia has lost another fighter jet in the Kursk direction.

On Saturday, June 7, 2025, early in the morning, it became known from a statement by the press service of the Air Force of Ukraine about the downing of a Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jet in the Kursk direction. Currently, the details of the operation and the circumstances of this incident are not yet specified.

The statement by the Deputy Head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Ryabkov, regarding the fact that Russian planes at the airfields at the Time of the attack were allegedly not destroyed, but only damaged, raised doubts. The Russian side denies the fact of downing its aircraft during the conflict.

The Security Service of Ukraine reported on a successful special operation called 'Spider Web', which caused damage to the strategic aviation of the Russian Federation. The cost of the affected aircraft is estimated at approximately $7 billion, and as a result of the operation, 34% of the strategic carriers of cruise missiles from the Russian side were damaged. This episode raised serious concern in Russia, highlighting the vulnerability of their strategic aviation.

It has been announced that the Ukrainian Air Force shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jet in the Kursk direction. Russia denies the facts of its aircraft being shot down, but the Ukrainian side confirms the successful special operation 'Spider Web', which inflicted significant blows to Russian strategic aviation. This event underscored the tension in Ukrainian-Russian relations and Russia's vulnerability to potential attacks from Ukraine.