Since the Russian military operations against Ukraine, the loss of Russian air force fighters is difficult to prove, until April 3, in the Kharkiv Oblast Iyum region, a Su-35 was shot down, becoming the first undisputed record of war damage, the evidence is conclusive to the Russian side can not tolerate sophistry, the Ukrainian side took the opportunity to publicize it, and soon carried out relevant reports.
Ukrainian soldiers inspected the wreckage of the Su-35 at the scene
It can be confirmed that this is a Su-35S, belonging to the Russian 159th Fighter Aviation Regiment, originally stationed in the Republic of Karelia, piloted by Major Sergei Yelmalov, who hid after parachuting, and finally after running more than 10 kilometers, he was still captured by the Ukrainian army.
Ukrainian soldiers have begun to collect wreckage
Perhaps many people pay attention to how Ukraine achieved the results of the battle, ignoring a point, this is a huge gain, Ukraine for the first time captured the Russian and Soviet 35 core equipment, the Ukrainian side carried out propaganda activities to visit the crash site, to show people the crash situation, you can find that the entire fighter has been completely burned, the main structure is not enough to exist, but the key parts, mainly the nose part is basically intact, and the wing is also preserved.
Now carefully study a moment, su-35 fighter jet avionics at least part of the preservation of relatively good, the nose radome damage is not small, some people describe it as "like a plywood", from the damaged part can see that there is a dropped PESA antenna, you can find the RF interface circuit board from the scene, the front part of the cockpit avionics equipment is also preserved, you can see the detached integrated board, as well as the signal processing machine or data processing machine, perhaps importantly, there is a relatively complete photoelectric tracking (EOTS) system At the same time, relatively intact electronic warfare countermeasures pods can also be found, as well as airborne missiles that have been broken, and the wreckage of the Kh-31P anti-radiation missile can be seen.
It must be explained that for NATO and the United States, in addition to the "Snow Leopard-E" passive phased array radar, it is the Hibine-M electronic warfare system, after all, this electronic warfare system has effectively "blinded" the US military Aegis destroyer, and has repeatedly fought with the US military and NATO military aircraft over Syria, this secret-level electronic warfare system is definitely the most curious thing for the Americans.
The electric warfare pod with wingtips is also there
At present, all the things found at the scene belong to the wreckage, but the significance is still very huge, the Su-35 fighter has an important position in the Russian army, for the main air superiority fighter, the applied technology belongs to the latest generation of Russian military technology, some technologies can be called "black technology", has not been shown to the outside world. For example: electronic countermeasures pods, and radar systems. It can be said that the Ukrainian side has now obtained many physical objects of the latest technology of the Russian army by inspecting the wreckage.
Look at the electric warfare pod in its entirety
Since the war between Russia and Ukraine, many of the equipment of the Russian army have been captured by the Ukrainian army, including some advanced equipment, and now the Russian and Soviet 35 aces "black technology" have been recovered, things seem useless, but in the eyes of the expert industry, it is priceless, and it can obtain a lot of important information. Since the CIA of the United States has always been in Kiev, it is inevitable that after discovering the treasure, it will be necessary to rush to receive it. Moreover, in terms of Russian-Ukrainian relations, the highest priority for these seized things is how to hand them over to the Americans.
It can be confirmed that it is a Su-35 without a doubt
Ukraine's technical level is quite limited, perhaps it is impossible to study anything in the hands, the United States with its advanced technical level, absolutely can have a huge harvest, Su-35 is not only the main equipment of the Russian army, our army is also equipped with a small number of Su-35, or lead to the leakage of Chinese and Russian military secrets. It is just that the entire fighter has been basically destroyed, and even if it is captured, it is only some wreckage, which can only be understood one or two, not the comprehensive, and more importantly, the Su-35 fighter is not the latest generation of Chinese and Russian fighters. The applications are all old technologies from 10 years ago. A new generation of Fighters from China and Russia has entered service, and the Su-35 is already a generation behind.
Our army is also equipped with Su-35s
Do not overemphasize the impact of the seizure, the actual impact is far smaller than people think, and the equipment that can serve in large quantities is a mature technology and does not represent the most advanced level. However, we still cannot underestimate the losses suffered by the Russian army on the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield, and we still need to profoundly study the specific situation of the Russian army's defeat on the battlefield and take it as a warning.