Operation Spider's Web: How Ukraine smuggled drones deep into Russia to strike air bases
New Delhi: Ukraine on Sunday carried out the largest single attack on Russian airpower since the full-scale invasion began in 2022. It launched drones from within Russian territory, which were reportedly smuggled in trucks and hidden under mobile wooden structures. These drone struck at least 41 military aircraft at air bases deep inside Russia. These included Tu-95 and Tu-22 strategic bombers and the A-50 radar detection and command aircraft.
The covert operation was code-named “Spider’s web” by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU). A Ukrainian military official told the Associated Press that the attack took over 18 months to plan and was personally overseen by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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