Su-35 Combat Record — Kills, Losses & Kill Ratio

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Su-35 — Combat Record

4.5-generation jet · Russia · First flight 2008 · Combat-proven: air-to-air

Su-35

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7Confirmed air-to-air kills
1Air-to-air losses
7 : 1Kill ratio
2008First flight

The story behind the numbers

The most capable Flanker is fighting its first real war over Ukraine, flying escort and defensive counter-air with R-77-1 missiles, and Russian claims credit it with several Ukrainian aircraft — counted here cautiously as roughly seven, with one confirmed air-to-air loss (a Su-35 downed by a Ukrainian F-16 in July 2026), though Su-35s have fallen to ground-based defences.

Its 2019 sale to Egypt collapsed under sanctions and its Iranian deliveries began in 2025 — the type’s export future now rides on its wartime reputation, which is exactly what both sides’ information war contests. The definitive 4.5-generation Russian fighter is earning its ledger in the least verifiable air war of modern times.

No confirmed air-to-air kills; one Su-35 was downed by a friendly Russian S-300 near Kadiivka in September 2023.

Campaign by campaign

Years Campaign Operator Victories A2A losses What happened
2022–25 Russo-Ukrainian War Russia 0 1 Russia claimed 7+ victories (unverified); one Su-35 was shot down by a Ukrainian F-16 in July 2026. 8 lost, including one to a friendly S-300 in 2023.
How we count. Victories are credits recognised by the operating air force, cross-checked against opposing loss records where they exist. Where wartime credits and postwar research genuinely disagree we show the range, not a single number. Friendly-fire and accident losses are not counted as air-to-air losses. Full methodology on the statistics hub.

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