Most of what you're talking about Jackson, is poor training and logistics, not actual capability. The massive amount of easily portable ground to air missiles we've been pumping into Ukraine limits the use of both fixed and rotary wing aircraft. The did swat down the entire Ukrainian air force basically. It's a fourth gen fighter in every sense of the word, from cockpit display to avionics. The soviet era lasted well into the fourth gen fighter era, which is what the Su-35 is.
The PAK50 is it's successor, but the Russians are too poor to build many, though I did hear they were going to deploy them over Ukraine soon.
tyman, it's currently one of, if not the most maneuverable fighter aircraft ever made. Despite it's poor showing from the Russain airforce, we have enough intel on the systems to know it's very capable, from engines to radar. Just because they can't use a tool correctly doesn't mean it isn't a good tool. We don't even know how many they've deployed to Ukraine. Most videos I've seen have been Su-27s and 30s.
