US EditionUkraine Strikes Russian Air Bases, Destroying Over 40 Aircraft; Russia Responds with Record Drone and Missile Attack
- Ukraine executed a surprise drone attack on Russian air bases, damaging over 40 aircraft, with significant losses estimated at $7 billion, according to Ukrainian officials.
- The operation, named 'Spider's Web,' targeted five air bases across various regions of Russia and was described as a pivotal moment in the conflict.
- In retaliation, Russia launched a massive strike with 472 drones and missiles, resulting in casualties among Ukrainian servicemen.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the successful operation marks a critical turning point in the ongoing war against Russia.
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Ukraine hits back hard: Drone strikes show Russia’s got plenty to lose
Helmets off to the Ukrainians for giving the Russian aggressors a humiliating black eye and the loss of $7 billion in military hardware using 117 relatively cheap drones. Yes, war is hell and that pain should be felt by the instigators of war (like Vladimir Putin) and not just the victims (like Volodymyr Zelenskyy). What the Ukrainians did was smuggle the drones into Russian territory to strike at some 40 Russian bombers, about a third of that n…
START missile treat exposed Russia’s nuclear bombers to Ukrainian drone attack
The conditions of the START missile treaty signed between Russian President Vladimir Putin and former US President Joe Biden in January 2021 exposed Russia’s strategic nuclear bomber fleet to the devastating Operation Spiderweb drone attack.
The Ukrainian attack on Luftwaffe bases shocks Russian certainties: thousands of kilometres inland destroy cheap drones the expensive Russian bombers, which may never be replaced. But how devastating were the attacks really?
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