"su-57 attacked more than 40 targets"
2024-09-15
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according to a report on the website of the u.s. national interest magazine on the 13th, russia has dispatched its most advanced su-57 stealth fighter to attack more than 40 targets in ukraine.
screenshot of the report on the national interest magazine website
the report quoted an unnamed ukrainian air force official as saying that the russian su-57 fighter jets have been used to carry out "more than 40 attacks" on targets in ukraine in recent months. the stealth fighter is being used more and more frequently in combat. although russia only occasionally deployed the su-57 fighter jets before, its intensity and frequency of use have increased significantly.
the report said that the british ministry of defense had said in a report released in january this year that the russian aerospace forces' su-57 fighter jets "had only been used a few times" since the outbreak of the russian-ukrainian conflict. however, since the beginning of this year, the number of su-57s used has increased significantly. this fighter has been used to launch more than 30 cruise missiles, including the kh-69 stealth cruise missile, which was used to destroy a thermal power plant outside kiev on april 11 this year, and the launch location was outside ukrainian airspace.
the report believes that it is currently impossible to confirm the number of times the su-57 has been used to launch missiles at ukrainian targets, but based on the existing information, it is speculated that the russian military used this stealth fighter to attack ukrainian targets within russian airspace.
the export version of the kh-69 cruise missile displayed by the russian defense export company
according to a report by the bulgarian military network on september 12, records show that russian su-57 fighter jets attacked ukraine on september 4. according to the ukrainian military intelligence department, these fighter jets are mainly used for long-range strikes.
the report analyzed that one of the notable features of the su-57 fighter is that it can use the kh-69 cruise missile, which has been used in small quantities in late 2023 and early 2024, but the details of the operation are little known. the missile can evade interception by air defense systems, and it can be deployed and launched on su-57 fighters, which has proven to be very effective in breaking through ukraine's air defense system.
the bulgarian military network also reported on the 12th that sukhoi aviation group delivered two su-57 fighters to the russian aerospace forces. the news came from the official account of the russian united aircraft corporation on social media. although the company did not disclose the specific number of deliveries, only two su-57s were shown in the picture. the national interest believes that although russia has been vigorously promoting the performance of the su-57, it has been difficult to mass-produce this fighter.
