The Russian Su-57 jet is a stealth aircraft. Despite its modern technology, it is apparently not used in the Ukraine war.
Moscow – Despite high losses in the Ukraine conflict hesitates Moscowto send some of its most advanced aircraft to the war zone. This is reported by the British Ministry of Defence. Russia have “almost certainly” decided to use the Su-57 jets – but apparently limited them to areas behind the Russian border. First reported about it Frankfurter Rundschau.
Vladimir Putin’s Armed forces are using the planes to launch long-range missiles at Ukrainian territory, the ministry suspects. The protection of the Su-57 jets is “symptomatic of Russia’s continued avoidance of risk when using its air force in war”, judge the British military experts: inside. The Kremlin wants to protect itself from the possibility that the Su-57 technology in the Ukraine be compromised. In addition, the reputation of the Russian air force should not be damaged, the report says.
“Russia’s most advanced fifth-generation supersonic fighter jet”
However, Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu claims that the Russian armed forces are “brilliantly” using stealth jets in Ukraine. According to Schoigu, the jets offer “a very high level of protection against various air defense systems”.
The British Ministry of Defense describes the aircraft as “Russia’s most advanced fifth-generation supersonic fighter jet”. According to Russian state media, the military has owned the modern stealth aircraft since 2020. According to the British defense think tank Royal United Services Institute, the Su-57 jets “have not yet matured into a credible front-line weapon system”. But: The aircraft has “potential”. The jets were already flying over in 2018 Syria observed when the technology was still in the development phase.
According to the Russian news agency TASS Russia will receive 22 Su-57 jets by the end of 2024. The number should increase to 76 by 2028. According to military analyst Harry Kazianis, using the modern jets in Ukraine would be “nearly crazy,” he opined newsweek.com says. “If Ukraine shot down a Su-57, it would be such a big PR win for Kyivthat it would challenge the capabilities of the Russian military and air force even more than it does now. Why would Putin take such a risk? Quite simply, he won’t do it,” he told Defense magazine 19FortyFive.
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