MOSCOW, August 12. /TASS/. A pilot of a Su-35S multi-role fighter destroyed two Ukrainian Su-27 aircraft with three missiles in a single dogfight, Air Force Commander, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces Sergey Kobylash stated.

"One of the most striking examples was the feat of a young pilot who, flying a Su-35S, was conducting a combat patrol to provide cover for an advancing group of troops. After taking up his air patrol position, the pilot began a radar search for aerial targets in the designated area. Despite the enemy’s use of jamming devices, he detected two enemy Su-27 aircraft. After assessing the situation, displaying courage and bravery, the pilot engaged in aerial combat against the numerically superior enemy," Kobylash said in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper on the occasion of the 114th anniversary of the Air Force.

He added that, "after skillfully executing a maneuver and taking up an advantageous tactical position," the Russian pilot fired three air-to-air missiles, destroying both Ukrainian aircraft.