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In the latest blow to Russias military prestige, Ukraine this week claimed to have for the first time struck at least one and possibly two of Moscows cutting-edge, fifth-generation fighter jets, the Su-57. The aircraft were reportedly damaged after a strike on the Akhtubinsk airfield in the Astrakhan region in southern Russia, 589 kilometers from the front line. The plane is Russias most modern fighter jet with only a few units in service in the Russian Air Force. What does Russia say about the Su-57?In an article last year, Russian propaganda media outlet Sputnik gushed about the plane