Anti Air event in Ukraine on Thu 28th March 2024

 Su-35S was shot down over Sevastopol a few minutes earlier. Presumably, we are talking about “friendly fire” at the time of preparation of the S-400 and Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile divisions for a possible massive missile strike by the Ukrainian Armed Forces using SCALP-EG missiles.

  The likelihood of using an AIM-120D long-range air combat missile (launched from the hardpoint of an F-16AM approaching Sevastopol at a distance of 100 km) with target designation from E-3A/B AWACS aircraft against a Su-35S that has taken off into the air is very low.

 The question is about the level of interaction between the air and anti-aircraft missile components of the Aerospace Forces in terms of the distribution between air defense missile systems of information about tactical aviation (ATC) operating routes, as well as the operation of the “friend or foe” system.

 Moreover, a target marker of the Su-35S type with an image intensifier of 2 - 3.5 sq. m, and its flight profile differs from the marker and flight path profile of SCALP-EG. Why he was identified as a target is unknown. The pilot of the fighter successfully ejected