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Ukraine said it shot down nine drones over the south of the country on Wednesday as Kyiv pressed the West for more air defenses in the wake of a barrage of Russian missiles and drones that knocked out energy infrastructure earlier this week. The Iranian-made drones were shot down by Ukraine’s air defenses over the southern Mykolaiv region, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. On Monday, Russia unleashed 84 missiles on Ukraine, as well as drones, in one of the broadest attacks since the start of the war.
Two of Russia's most modern fighters have led its air war over Ukraine: the Su-30SM and the Su-35S. Two of Russia's most modern multi-role fighters have spearheaded Moscow's air war over Ukraine: the two-seat Sukhoi Su-30SM (code-named Flanker-H by NATO) and its successor, the single-seat Su-35S Flanker-E. Su-35S units active in UkraineSu-35S jet fighter of the Russian Air Force taking off, Kubinka, Russia. Artyom Anikeev/Stocktrek Images via Getty ImagesThe Russian Air Force (VKS) is currently receiving the last of 128 Su-35s ordered, most now committed to the war in Ukraine. Russia evidently lacks enough longer-range/endurance surveillance and combat drones to hunt Ukrainian air defense assets through laborious optical scanning.
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