MOSCOW, November 11. /TASS/. Su-35S multi-role super-maneuverable fighter jets escorded bomber and ground-attack aircraft during airstrikes on Ukrainian armored vehicles and troops near the border in the Kursk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"While performing their combat missions, crews of Su-35S multipurpose fighter jets worked to provide air cover in the designated area of operations of bomber and ground-attack aircraft, as well as helicopters of the army aviation as they carried out airstrikes on Ukrainian armored vehicles and servicemen," it said.
Also, one aircraft used onboard weapons systems to detect enemy air defense sites, according to the ministry.