Over the weekend, Ukraine’s army carried out a daring attack on Russian warplanes; it was the culmination of 18 months’ worth of planning.
“Operation Spider’s Web” — a coordinated series of drone strikes deep inside Russian territory — is believed to have destroyed forty of Russia’s most powerful bombers and surveillance aircraft as they sat idle across five military airfields.
According to The New York Post, Ukraine was able to pull off its stunning “Operation Spider Web” attack on Russian air bases and nuclear fleet by hiding explosive-laden drones in wooden sheds, according to officials.
From The New York Post:
Kyiv’s secret services (SBU) stashed the attack drones inside the roofs of the sheds, which were loaded onto trucks that were driven to the perimeter of the air bases, Ukrainian authorities revealed in a statement shared on social media.
The roof panels were then lifted off by a remotely-activated device so the drones could fly out and enact their devastating attacks.
The dramatic and carefully planned Sunday assault took Russian President Vladimir Putin and his forces completely unaware.
Some 34% of Russia’s Tu-95 bomber fleet, equipped to carry nuclear payloads, was reportedly wiped out in the raids on five air bases across the country, the SBU said on Sunday.
A total of 41 Russian warplanes were hit in the strikes, causing an eye-watering $7 billion in damage, Ukrainian officials said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared information about the attack on X.
“Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Maliuk delivered a report regarding today’s operation. An absolutely brilliant result. A result achieved solely by Ukraine. One year, six months, and nine days from the start of planning to effective execution. Our most long-range operation. Our people involved in preparing the operation were withdrawn from Russian territory in time. I thanked General Maliuk for this success of Ukraine. I instructed the Security Service of Ukraine to inform the public about the details and results of the operation that can be disclosed. Of course, not everything can be revealed at this moment, but these are Ukrainian actions that will undoubtedly be in history books. Ukraine is defending itself, and rightly so – we are doing everything to make Russia feel the need to end this war. Russia started this war, Russia must end it. Glory to Ukraine!”
Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Maliuk delivered a report regarding today’s operation. An absolutely brilliant result. A result achieved solely by Ukraine. One year, six months, and nine days from the start of planning to effective execution. Our most long-range… pic.twitter.com/oN41NFYyfw
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) June 1, 2025
The attack, which involved strikes on bases some 4,000 miles from the Ukrainian border, has already been branded “Russia’s Pearl Harbor” by pro-Moscow military bloggers.
More over at The New York Post:
How Ukraine pulled off its stunning ‘Pearl Harbor’ attack against Russia https://t.co/mZM4s1iIqv pic.twitter.com/y4u04lQMBb
— New York Post (@nypost) June 2, 2025
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