US EditionUkraine's Operation Spiderweb Ranks with 'Raid on Bin Laden,' US Senator Blumenthal Says
- Ukraine's Security Service conducted Operation Spiderweb on June 1, striking four Russian airbases thousands of kilometers inside Russia with drones.
- The operation targeted Russian strategic bombers, including Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 aircraft that carry long-range cruise missiles used in attacks on Ukrainian cities.
- SBU reported launching 117 drones from trucks carrying wooden containers, which destroyed or damaged approximately 41 bombers and related aircraft worth an estimated $7 billion.
- U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal compared the strike to the raid on Osama bin Laden, stating Ukraine can strike anywhere, while experts noted the attack's strategic and technological significance.
- The strike provided a morale boost for Ukraine amid the three-year war but raised concerns over escalation risks, with officials warning Russia might respond with tactical nuclear weapons.
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Ukraine is making low-cost disposable weaponry the future of warfare
Ukrainian officials briefed United States senators Wednesday on the details of Operation Spiderweb. During the mission, the Ukrainian military destroyed approximately 41 Russian bombers worth $7 billion using drones costing $2,000 a piece when accounting for explosives and other added features. Straight Arrow News spoke with Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. and Andy Kim, D-N.J., who both attended the briefing. They explained what the American …
Russia has issued an arrest warrant for Artyom Timofeyev, a former Ukrainian DJ suspected of being responsible for Operation Spiderweb, which allegedly enabled Ukraine to organize a large-scale drone attack that destroyed or damaged Russian bombers.
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Ukraine's drone attack on Russian air bases is a lesson for the West on its vulnerabilities
Ukraine said its “Operation Spiderweb” attacked Russian warplanes worth hundreds of millions of dollars, utilizing drones that each cost under $1,000 and were launched from wooden containers carried on trucks.
It is becoming increasingly clear that Russian aviation suffered a major setback as a result of Ukrainian operation Spiderweb.
Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb ranks with 'raid on Bin Laden,' US Senator Blumenthal says
"Just in the skill and audacity of these attacks, it will rank with the United States raid on Osama bin Laden and the Israeli pager operation as one of the great military achievements in recent years," U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal told Politico.
It is becoming increasingly clear that Russian aviation has suffered a major setback as a result of Ukraine's "Spiderweb" operation.
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