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02-06-2025
Ukraine claims to have launched a large-scale drone attack, dubbed "Operation Spider's Web", on Russian territory, destroying 40 military bombers at airfields over 2,500 miles from Ukraine, with damages estimated at $7 billion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy supervised the operation, which used 117 drones smuggled into Russia on trucks with remotely opened roofs. The attack comes as Ukraine prepares for ceasefire talks with Russia in Istanbul, led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, with priorities including a complete ceasefire and the return of prisoners and abducted children. Meanwhile, Ukraine reported a Russian military strike killed 12 soldiers at an army training site, and Russia reported explosions that collapsed two bridges and derailed two trains in western Russia.
02-06-2025
Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on four Russian military airbases, hitting 40 warplanes and damaging Russia's strategic aviation worth around $7 billion. The operation, code-named "Spider's Web," involved 117 drones smuggled into Russia in mobile wooden cabins on trucks. Russia confirmed attacks in five regions, calling them a "terrorist act." The strikes targeted strategic nuclear-capable bombers, including Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 aircraft. The attack comes as Ukrainian and Russian negotiators head to Istanbul for peace talks, with low expectations for progress.
02-06-2025
Ukraine conducted a large-scale drone attack on Russian airbases, dubbed "Operation Spider's Web", which was a significant propaganda coup and potentially caused substantial damage to Russia's air force. The operation involved smuggling drones into Russia, storing them in freight trucks, and launching them remotely at airbases thousands of miles apart. Ukraine claims to have damaged or destroyed around 40 Russian strategic bombers, worth potentially $7 billion. The attack sends a critical message to Russia and Ukraine's Western allies, demonstrating Ukraine's continued capabilities and determination to fight, despite Russia's advances in the Donbas region. The operation is seen as a major morale boost for Ukraine and a signal to the West not to underestimate its prospects.
02-06-2025
US President Donald Trump's credibility is hanging by a thread after large-scale Ukrainian drone strikes against Russian strategic bases ahead of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, making a breakthrough even more unlikely. The strikes, which targeted Russian airbases deep inside Russia, have bolstered Ukraine's position, while Russia has responded with increased attacks on Ukraine. Trump's attempts to broker a peace deal have so far been unsuccessful, and his own interventions with Ukrainian and Russian leaders have linked the US to the outcome, making it difficult for him to walk away from the conflict without damaging US credibility.
02-06-2025
Ukraine conducted a drone strike, code-named "Operation Spider's Web", that targeted Russian warplanes on five military airfields deep inside Russian territory, destroying dozens of Russia's most powerful bomber jets and surveillance planes. The operation, personally overseen by President Volodymyr Zelensky, took 18 months to plan and used small FPV drones hidden in wooden cabins on trucks. The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) claimed 34% of Russia's strategic bombers were hit, estimating the damage at $7 billion, while others estimated it at $2 billion. Russia confirmed that airfields in five regions were attacked and called the strike a "terrorist act", but said its forces repelled the attack. The strike occurred just before planned peace talks between Ukraine and Russia were set to begin.
02-06-2025
Ukrainian forces destroyed 40 Russian warplanes in a drone attack on air bases deep within Russian territory. The operation, which took over a year to orchestrate, involved drones being transported in containers carried by trucks into Russian territory. The drones hit 41 planes, including A-50, Tu-95, and Tu-22M aircraft, on Sunday afternoon. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy personally oversaw the drone strike, saying "we are doing everything to protect our independence, our state and our people." The White House stated that President Donald Trump was not notified ahead of the attack, which comes ahead of Ukrainian and Russian ceasefire talks.
02-06-2025
Ukraine launched a significant drone attack against multiple Russian airbases, hitting over 40 warplanes, in an operation described as "Russia's Pearl Harbor" by pro-Kremlin bloggers. The attack, codenamed "Spider's Web", was planned over 1.5 years and used small drones smuggled into Russia, hidden in sheds on trucks. The operation demonstrated Ukraine's ability to hurt its more powerful opponent using technology and imagination. Russia is expected to retaliate, with speculation about potential nuclear threats. The attack comes ahead of planned peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv in Turkey.
02-06-2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims his country's recent attack on over 40 Russian bomber aircraft at multiple bases across Russia will be remembered in "history books". The operation, codenamed "spider's web", involved smuggling drones into Russia, hiding them in wooden containers on trucks, and launching them remotely to target Russian aircraft. The attack, which took 1.5 years to plan, targeted four airbases, including Belaya, Diagilevo, Olenya, and Ivanovo, and is estimated to have caused over $2 billion in damage. Ukrainian sources claim 41 aircraft were hit, including A-50, Tu-95, and Tu-22 M3 bombers, degrading Russia's ability to launch missile strikes against Ukraine.
02-06-2025
At least seven people were killed and 69 injured when two bridges were blown up in separate Russian regions bordering Ukraine ahead of planned peace talks. A highway bridge over a railway in the Bryansk region was blown up as a passenger train was passing underneath, and a railway bridge over a highway was blown up in the Kursk region, showering the road with parts of a freight train. Russia's Investigative Committee linked the incidents and said both bridges were blown up, with Russian politicians blaming Ukraine for the sabotage aimed at derailing the peace talks. The incidents occurred a day before planned direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul to discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
02-06-2025
Two bridges collapsed in Russia's Bryansk and Kursk regions, bordering Ukraine, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens. The incidents are being investigated as possible "acts of terrorism". A road bridge collapse in Bryansk hit a passenger train, while another bridge collapse in Kursk derailed a locomotive train, causing a fire. Russian officials blamed "illegal interference", while a Ukrainian national security official suggested the incidents were Russian "false flag" operations to manipulate international opinion ahead of peace talks.
