US EditionZelenskyy says audacious strikes on Russian airbases will go 'in history books'
- On June 1, 2025, Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack striking Russian airbases across five regions deep inside Russia, including Siberia and the Arctic.
- The attack, named 'Operation Spider's Web' by the Security Service of Ukraine , followed 18 months of planning and aimed to open a second front inside Russia amid upcoming peace talks.
- Ukraine reportedly used 117 drones targeting strategic bombers, destroying about 34 percent of Russia's strategic bomber fleet and causing roughly $7 billion in damage according to the SBU.
- President Zelensky hailed the operation as an 'absolutely brilliant result' achieved solely by Ukraine, claiming that all personnel involved returned safely and emphasizing the strikes' role in pressuring Russia to end the war.
- The attack marks a new phase in the war strategy, demonstrating Ukraine's ability to strike far inside Russian territory and raising concerns as Russian authorities labeled it a terrorist attack and arrested suspects.
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The Ukrainian Security Services (SSU) carried out an unusual audacity operation on Sunday, which its president, Volodimir Zelenski, believes will “be part of the history books.” SSU agents infiltrated Russia by moving 117 drones bomb hidden in commercial transport trucks. Containers where the devices were located were remotely opened on June 1, and drones were activated remotely. Four Russian military airfields, thousands of kilometers away from…
Kyiv’s Brazen Drone Strike on Nuclear Bombers Alarms Moscow - Bloomberg Businessweek
Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Ukraine’s drone strike deep inside Russian territory left Kremlin officials angry and alarmed over the sudden vulnerability of a nuclear-capable air fleet far from the battlefield, according to people close to senior officials in Moscow. Sunday’s dramatic attack on Russian long-range bombers in air fields in Siberia helped to disrupt an arsenal that Moscow deploys to hit Ukra…
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