Ukraine Drone Strike Russia Air base
Ukraine Drone Strike Russia Air base
Ukrainian Drones Hit Russian Airbases in Secret "Spider's Web" Operation
In one of its boldest moves of the war, Ukraine destroyed dozens of Russian military aircraft deep inside Russia using drones smuggled across the border and hidden inside wooden sheds. The operation—code-named "Spider's Web"—targeted strategic bomber bases thousands of kilometers from Ukraine, including Siberia and the Arctic 18.
🔥 What Happened?
Long-Range Strikes: Drones hit airbases in Murmansk (Arctic), Irkutsk (Siberia), and other regions. The Belaya airbase in Irkutsk is over 4,300 km from Ukraine—farther than ever before 19.
Secret Method: Ukrainian spies smuggled small explosive drones into Russia. They hid them inside wooden sheds mounted on trucks. Near the airbases, the shed roofs opened remotely, releasing the drones to attack 27.
Damage: Ukraine claims 41 bombers (Tu-95, Tu-22, A-50) worth $7 billion were hit. Russia admitted fires broke out at bases in Murmansk and Irkutsk but said air defenses stopped other attacks 489.
🕸️ Operation "Spider's Web"
18-Month Plan: Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) spent over a year preparing. President Zelenskyy personally supervised the mission 26.
Stealth Tactics: Operatives worked near Russian intelligence offices but evacuated before the strike. A nerve center was set up next to an FSB (Russian spy agency) building 47.
117 Drones Used: All launched from Russian soil. Ukraine says 34% of Russia’s long-range missile carriers were disabled 78.
✨ Why It Matters
Historic Strike: Zelenskyy called it an "absolutely brilliant" victory. "This will be in history books," he declared 79.
Russia’s Weakness Exposed: The attack showed even remote bases are vulnerable. Pro-Russian bloggers called it a "black day for aviation" and "Russia’s Pearl Harbor" 89.
Peace Talks Timing: The raid came just before Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul (June 2). Ukraine hopes it strengthens their position 18.
⚔️ War Escalates
As Ukraine struck deep inside Russia:
Russia fired 472 drones at Ukraine overnight—its largest drone attack ever 110.
Two bridges in Russia collapsed, killing 7 people. Russia blamed "sabotage" but Ukraine did not comment 49.
Russian forces advanced in Ukraine’s Sumy region, capturing villages 10.
☮️ What’s Next?
Ukraine sent a team to peace talks in Istanbul on June 2. Zelenskyy demands three things:
A full ceasefire
Prisoner exchanges
Return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia 19.
Meanwhile, Russia has not shared its peace terms publicly. With Ukraine proving it can strike Russia’s core military assets, the balance in this grueling war may be shifting 89.
"This is our longest-range operation ... planned perfectly."
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy 27
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