US EditionUkraine Strikes Russian Air Bases, Destroying Over 40 Aircraft; Russia Responds with Record Drone and Missile Attack
- Ukraine launched Operation Spiderweb on June 1, 2025, using 117 drones to strike four Russian military airbases across Russia, including Siberia.
- The planning of the operation spanned approximately a year and a half plus several days, potentially beginning around November 22, 2023, a date with notable significance in Ukrainian history.
- The strikes destroyed multiple strategic bombers, including at least four Tu-95s and four Tu-22M3s, and damaged Russian A-50 early warning aircraft at several airfields.
- President Zelensky reported the attack damaged or destroyed 41 aircraft worth roughly $7 billion using smuggled FPV drones with AI features launched covertly near Russian airbases.
- Operation Spiderweb revealed vulnerabilities in Russia's air defenses and demonstrated that inexpensive drones can inflict significant strategic damage globally.
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Attack on Russian nuclear bombers captured in new Ukraine drone footage
Ukraine's major drone strike on four Russian military airbases was captured in new footage released on Wednesday (4 June). Video released by Ukraine's security service showed multiple large aircraft, some of which appeared to be Tu-95 strategic bombers, alight after the strikes. Ukraine said its forces hit 41 military aircraft using 117 drones in Sunday's (1 June) attack on Russian airfields. Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had a "good convers…
Ukraine’s Security Service releases new drone footage of attacks on Russian air bases
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has released new footage of its recent “Spiderweb” operation, which used drones to strike Russian bases housing strategic and long-range aircraft. The videos were recorded by the drones themselves. According to the SBU, the footage shows drone strikes on the Belaya air base in the Irkutsk region, Olenya in the Murmansk region, Ivanovo Severny in the Ivanovo region, and Dyagilevo in the Ryazan region. Until now, n…
Newly Released Video Shows Ukraine's 'Spiderweb' Attack On Four Russian Bases
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) released new video it says shows a coordinated drone attack targeting air bases inside Russia on June 1. The drones were smuggled into Russia on cargo trucks, then deployed remotely to attack the aircraft at close range.
On June 1, 2025, Ukraine carried out drone attacks targeting military bases in Russia. Media reports claimed that some Russian warplanes and air bases were destroyed in this attack, which was called Operation Spiders Web. In this context, a video (here, here & here) of drones destroying warplanes, which is said to be related to this attack, is being widely circulated on social media. Let's see how true it is now. The archive post can be seen her…
CHRONIC. By destroying several Russian aircraft, including nuclear arsenal vectors, Ukrainians are gaining a material and psychological success.
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