Bad news for Russia as Ukraine downs Su-35 fighter jet; Putin launches ‘most powerful’ attack on Kharkiv after…

Russia-Ukraine: In but one more significant escalation within the Russia-Ukraine battle, Russian forces launched their ‘most extremely efficient’ attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv metropolis, even as the Ukrainian air drive claimed to fetch shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet within the Kursk space.

Russia launches ‘most extremely efficient’ attack on Kharkiv

Ukrainian air drive said Saturday that Russia unleashed a barrage of 215 missiles, drones bombs across Ukraine overnight, killing not not as much as five folks, and wounding extra than 20, Al Jazeera reported. Ukraine said its air defenses shot down and neutralised 87 drones and seven missiles launched by Russia.

Ihor Terekhov, the Mayor of Kharkiv, said not not as much as three folks had been killed and 17 others, including two young folks, had been wounded as Russia launched its “most extremely efficient” attack on the northeastern metropolis, since the Russia-Ukraine battle erupted in early 2022. Terekhov said that 48 Iranian-made drones, two missiles and 4 guided bombs had been fired forward of atomize of day at the metropolis of 1.4 million folks, situated real 50km from the Russian border, the file said.

Per the Al Jazeera file, the Russian onslaught triggered heavy injury to residential structures and civilian infrastructure as air raid sirens blared across Kharkiv till gradual Saturday morning. On Thursday, the metropolis became struck by a Russia missile that wounded 18 folks, including four young folks, the file said.

Ukraine shoots down Su-35 fighter jet

Within the intervening time, the Ukrainian Air Force has claimed to fetch shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jet for the duration of an operation in Kursk, Reuters reported. “This morning, on June 7, 2025, as a outcome of a successful Air Force operation within the Kursk direction, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet became shot down,” Ukrainian protection drive wrote on Telegram.

Seriously, Russia has supplied the Su-35 fighter jet to India, and agreed to manufacture the 4.5-generation air-superiority fighter in India, collectively with switch of workmanship. India has not issued any legit response to the Russian provide.

The escalation within the Russia-Ukraine battle became triggered by closing week’s mammoth scale drone attack by Ukrainian security agency, the SBU, that focused extra than 40 Russian protection drive plane, and reportedly broken or destroyed tens of Tu-95 and Tu-22 strategic bombers, which fetch broadly ragged by Russia to fire prolonged-fluctuate missiles at Ukraine.