On November 19, the Russian Defense Ministry released a video showing Su-57 5th-generation stealth fighter jets operating in Syria. According to the Defense Ministry, Su-57 fighter jets carried out over 10 sorties in the war-torun country.
Su-57 fighter jets were deployed in at the Russian Khmeimim airbase in Syria in February 2018 to pass tests in combat enviroment. In May 2018, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu a 5th-generation Su-57 stealth fighter jet had carried out strikes on militant targets in Syria in February 2018.