Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has received an advanced Sukhoi Su-30SM (NATO reporting name: Flanker-C) multipurpose fighter jet designated as Sevastopolsky, fleet spokesman Nikolai Voskresensky said.

"An advanced Su-30SM multipurpose fighter jet has arrived for a separate assault air regiment of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet," the spokesman said. "This is the ninth fighter jet to join the Black Sea Fleet," he added. 

According to Voskresensky, the plane has received ‘43 blue’ side number "corresponding to the number of the regiment" and has been designated as Sevastopolsky. 

The Black Sea Fleet is expected to receive several more Su-30SM fighter jets before the yearend, the spokesman added.

The Su-30SM multipurpose supermaneuverable fighter jet has been developed on the basis of the Su-30MKI export version. The plane’s weapons and radar, communications and identification friend-or-foe systems have been improved to meet the Russian Defense Ministry’s requirements. The first contracts for the delivery of Su-30SM fighter jets to Russia’s Armed Forces were signed in 2012.