A Ukrainian F-16 reportedly shot down a Russian Su-35 fighter jet over Russia’s Kursk Oblast on June 9th in what is described as an ingenious aerial ambush. -According to German newspaper Bild, the key to the engagement was a Swedish-supplied Saab 340 AEW&C “spy plane” that detected the Su-35 from over 200

An F-16 fighter jet given to Ukraine reportedly shot down an advanced Russian plane thanks to the assistance of a Swedish reconnaissance aircraft. German newspaper Bild said the Russian Sukhoi Su-35 jet had been downed in the northeast of the country in an operation it described as a "historic first.

The F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet’s performance in Ukraine has been mixed, proving to be a capable air defense asset but not a strategic “game changer.” -Ukrainian pilots have successfully used the F-16 to intercept numerous cruise missiles and have even downed a Russian Su-35 in an ambush.

According to the report, Ukraine’s Air Force was using the F-16 to strike Russian targets on Ukrainian territory and in Kursk Oblast. In response, Russia scrambled a Su-35. The enemy aircraft flew into an ambush and was shot down.