Multiple reports claim that two Russian Su-35S fighter jets collide mid-air and crash in Russia’s Kursk region. Newsweek and Kyiv Post both cite accounts attributed to Telegram milbloggers, saying the incident involves the loss of two aircraft and a pilot. Nasha Niva also reports a collision of two Su-35S fighters in Kursk Oblast.
The cause of the crash is not confirmed in the available reporting. Kyiv Post states that several milbloggers describe the aircraft as operating during combat missions over the region, but it does not provide an independently verified explanation for what led to the collision. News outlets differ mainly in wording and emphasis—some describe the event directly as a mid-air collision, while others frame it as what milbloggers report, pending confirmation by official sources.
As of now, there is no consistent, verified statement from Russian authorities or other independent investigators regarding the circumstances surrounding the collision in the Kursk area.
