🇷🇺 The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has started work on a prototype of the fifth-generation single-engine fighter, the Su-75 “Checkmate,” UAC CEO Vadim Badekha told TASS in an interview.

The aircraft is reportedly expected to fly as early as next year.

According to Fighterbomber, the final aircraft will likely differ from the mock-up shown at the 2021 exhibition.

The Su-75 was originally designed for export, but that could still change, with the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) potentially opting for a different or simplified fifth-generation platform instead.

There are also suggestions that even the name may change, though nothing has been confirmed.

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🇷🇺🇲🇱 In Mali, Russia’s Africa Corps struck a pickup truck belonging to Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) with a Lancet loitering munition.

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🇱🇧🇮🇱 Hezbollah released footage dated 28 May 2026 showing the targeting of an Iron Dome launcher in the city of Khiam, southern Lebanon, using an Ababil fiber-optic FPV drone.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Footage from this morning’s missile attack showing Russian cruise missile impacts in Kyiv.

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🇱🇧🇮🇱 Four Israeli soldiers were injured earlier today in a Hezbollah FPV drone strike in southern Lebanon.

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🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ Reports of an explosion in Qeshm Island, southern Iran.

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🇺🇸🇮🇷🇰🇼⚡️ Sirens are sounding in Kuwait, with reports of explosions as well.

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🇮🇷🇰🇼⚡️ Exclusive image sent to us by a friend showing the smoke trails of missiles launched from Shiraz toward Kuwait. The photo was taken approximately 15 minutes ago.

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