Ukrainian Forces Panic! Russian Su-35 Missile Destroys Ukrainian Aircraft Easily

Ukrainian Forces Panic! Russian Su-35 Missile Destroys Ukrainian Aircraft Easily

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a Russian Su-35S
reportedly shot down an unspecified Ukrainian fighter, apparently
using the long-range R-37M air-to-air missile.The Russian Aerospace
Forces (VKS) Su-35S and Su-30SM were on an air patrol when they
reportedly spotted an unidentified Ukrainian aircraft and destroyed it.
The Russian Ministry of Defense released footage of sorties of the
Su-35S and Su-30SM “According to instructions from the command
post, I took off from the duty forces to the airborne duty zone.
Performing air patrols, I discovered an enemy aircraft in the contact
line area. I identified the aircraft, locked it, and launched a long-range
missile. Convinced that the target was hit, I exited the air battle,” said
Alexander, one of the Su-35S fighter pilots.Russia Using Long-Range
Air-to-Air Missiles
The long-range missile appears to be the R-37M (or RVV-BD),
according to the observations made by veteran Indian Air Force (IAF)
fighter pilot Vijainder Thakur.Thakur posted a screengrab of the
Su-35S shown in the video and pointed out that the Flanker was
armed with the “full spectrum of Russian air-to-air missiles,” which
included one R-37M (also known as RVV-BD) on the under-fuselage
pylon, two R-77-1 missiles on under intake pylons and two R-73
missiles on wing pylons.The aircraft is also seen carrying a Kh-31P
air-to-surface missile, an anti-radiation missile designed to counter
enemy air defenses radars.Besides that, Thakur posted another
screengrab in which the R-37M is recognizable with its two sets of
four control surfaces behind the nose gear.This is probably the first
time a Su-35S has been seen armed with an R-37M during Russia’s
special military operation in Ukraine.A Ukrainian Su-27 jet was
reportedly shot out of the sky in October with an R-37M, allegedly
fired by a Russian Su-57 fifth-generation fighter.According to Thakur,
Russia is probably stepping up using the long-range R-37M to stay
out of central and western Ukraine, areas under 24×7 US AWACS
covered with S-300 installations.The long-range missile enables the
Russian fighter jets to shoot down Ukrainian fighters flying in heavily
defended airspace.The Su-35S and Su-30SM provide air cover to low-
flying ground attack assets like Su-25 fighters and attack helicopters.
Also, the Kh-31P seen on the Flanker could destroy Ukrainian air
defense radars switched on to track the vulnerable ground attack
assets.

R-37M Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile (AAM).The R-37M is a long-
range air-to-air missile (AAM) capable of hitting high-speed air
targets from more than 300 kilometers.It is also known as the AA-13
in the West or the RVV-BD, a designation used for Russian-developed
variants of the R-series that were earlier manufactured in Ukraine.
The RVV series is said to be more advanced and consists of Russian
components only.

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