Ukraine trashes Russia's new fifth-generation fighter jet

Russia's first fifth-generation single-engine tactical fighter, the model of which Sukhoi unveiled at MAKS 2021 International Aviation and Space Airshow, is a copy of the unsuccessful Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Ukraine's Defense Express publication wrote. According to the Ukrainian publication, Russia's new fighter aircraft, which was dubbed The Checkmate, is reminiscent of the Boeing X-32, which took part in the tender for a fifth-generation American multi-purpose fighter jet, but lost it to F-35 Lightning II. The publication also claims that Russia ripped off its single-engine aircraft from a D-student. The aircraft has such disadvantages as the V-shaped tail, which complicates the control of the aircraft, and the large air intake underneath the cockpit, which reduces the stealthiness of the aircraft.