Su-35S fighter jets provided air cover for air crews of the All-Union Air Force in the Kursk Region

Crews of Su-35S super-maneuverable multi-purpose fighters with controlled thrust vectoring of the Russian Air and Space Forces (VKS) have performed air cover for VKS crews in the border areas of the Kursk Region. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on November 18.

According to the ministry, the Su-35S practiced air cover in the specified area of operations of bomber and attack aircraft, as well as helicopters of the army aviation. The crew also performed detection of enemy air defense objects.

Earlier, on November 16, Army aviation crews on Mi-28 helicopters as part of a mixed tactical group hit armored vehicles and personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the border area of Kursk Region with air missiles. After the strike, the crews performed anti-missile maneuvering at extremely low altitude with the firing of heat traps.

The AFU attacked Russian positions in the border areas of Kursk Region on August 6. The situation in the region was recognized as a federal emergency.

The special operation to protect Donbass, the beginning of which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was taken against the background of the aggravated situation in the region.