Why Russian Su-35 Fighter Jet Downing In Ukraine War Has A Lesson For China

 

Ukraine war lessons for China in downing of Russian Sukhoi-35 fighter

• Analyst says fighter jet ‘appears to have gone down from a very low altitude’, where it would have been vulnerable to attack
• Chinese military holds the second largest fleet of Su-35s after Russia 

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The reported downing of a Sukhoi-35 by Ukraine could have important tactical lessons for the Chinese military, which holds the world’s second largest fleet of the fighter jets after Russia.

As the war in Ukraine entered its 40th day, a video emerged apparently showing the moment the jet fell from the sky in flames before exploding. Pictures of the burned-up wreck were later posted on social media.

Ukraine said the Su-35 was shot down near Kharkiv by its anti-aircraft missile forces, in what Ukrainian deputy interior minister Anton Gerashchenko said amounted to “US$50 million worth of damage” for the Russians.