Operation Cobweb

Nets near Putin’s Valdai residence point to fear of another Cobweb strike

Anti-drone nets spotted near Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s Valdai residence are likely intended not to protect trucks from drones but to prevent a repeat of Ukraine’s Operation Cobweb, Ruslan Leviev, founder of the Russian independent analytical group Conflict Intelligence Team, said.

9 June, 01:27 PM

Anti-drone nets rise near Putin’s Valdai residence after Ukraine’s Cobweb raid

Anti-drone nets have appeared over parking areas for trucks in Russia’s Valdai district of Novgorod Oblast, 9 kilometers from Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s official residence, Russian outlet Agentstvo reported on June 8.

8 June, 05:44 PM

Cobweb architect details how Ukraine’s drone strike began as a Moscow mission — interview

Valeriy Borovyk, a veteran of the Russia-Ukraine war and founder of First Contact, a defense manufacturer directly involved in the legendary Cobweb operation, told Radio NV on the anniversary of the mission how difficult such operations are to prepare, how Cobweb’s conditions and targets changed, why details are being disclosed now, how Ukraine’s technological capabilities have changed over the past year and what Russians should expect next.

4 June, 12:32 PM

Ukraine celebrates anniversary of daring Cobweb operation that crushed Russia's nuclear triad jets

More than 40 Russian strategic aviation aircraft were struck in the unique Cobweb special operation conducted by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on June 1, 2025, the agency’s press service wrote.

1 June, 11:52 AM

Russia shields nuclear submarines with anti-drone nets in Kamchatka

Russia has begun protecting its nuclear submarines with anti-drone nets on the Kamchatka Peninsula, about 7,400 kilometers from Ukraine, Ukrainian drone warfare adviser Serhii Sternenko said, citing satellite images from Vantor on May 14.

14 May, 12:00 PM

Pentagon rethinks drone tactics after Ukraine’s Cobweb operation

U.S. troops simulated a drone attack during exercises at a Florida airbase based on Ukraine’s “Cobweb” operation, Defense One reported on Apr. 23.

25 April, 08:19 PM

Russia struggling to rebuild air force after June's Operation Cobweb

Russia has not yet overcome the damage to its strategic aviation from a major Ukrainian drone operation in June 2025, sources told NV on Jan. 8, citing Western intelligence services.

8 January, 07:48 PM

Defense Express lists Ukraine’s most unprecedented operations of 2025

Ukraine’s Defense Forces carried out several operations that marked historic firsts in modern warfare in 2025, Defense Express military outlet wrote on Jan. 1.

1 January, 01:32 PM

Expert explains why Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries more often than defense industry plants

Aviation expert Anatoliy Khrapchynskyi, deputy director of a miltech company, outlined how Russia protects its defense-industry facilities and described what he called a recipe for dismantling the country’s missile production sector on Dec. 6.

6 December 2025, 11:21 AM

Analyst on Russia’s missile stockpiles and whether production exceeds usage

Aviation expert and former Ukrainian Air Force officer Anatoliy Khrapchynskyi shared his assessment of Russia’s missile stockpiles used in strikes on Ukraine and addressed whether the aggressor is capable of carrying out large-scale attacks twice a week.

3 December 2025, 06:56 PM

Russian truck drivers’ Easter binge drinking delayed Ukraine’s Operation Cobweb—SBU chief Malyuk

Ukraine’s SBU security service was forced to postpone its long-planned Operation Cobweb by a month after Russian truck drivers started binge drinking over the Easter holidays, SBU head Lt. Gen. Vasyl Malyuk said on Aug. 12.

12 August 2025, 10:29 PM

Moscow tightens truck inspections in wake of Operation Cobweb

Russian authorities have launched mass inspections of trucks entering Moscow, fearing that Ukraine could stage a repeat of its Operation Cobweb, which damaged much of Russia’s strategic bomber fleet on June 1.

11 July 2025, 11:41 PM

Satellite images show Russia has returned bombers to strike range — NV analysis

Following Ukraine’s Cobweb operation in June 2025, Russian forces rapidly redeployed their strategic bombers to airbases deep in the Far East — including some facilities that had not previously been used to host such aircraft.

6 July 2025, 02:05 PM

Bribing Russian customs officials enabled Ukraine’s Operation Cobweb — SBU

Ukraine’s SBU security service had to bribe Russian customs officials in order to smuggle the equipment necessary to launch Operation Cobweb, which targeted Russia’s strategic bomber fleet, SBU head Vasyl Malyuk said on June 23.

23 June 2025, 11:39 PM

Satellite images reveal Engels-2 airbase cleared of Russian bombers

For the first time in years, there are no aircraft visible at Russia’s Engels-2 airbase — one of its most important hubs for strategic aviation — according to Sentinel-2 satellite imagery reviewed by The New Voice of Ukraine on June 15.

16 June 2025, 04:56 PM

Cobweb operation forces Kremlin to retreat its strategic fleet — OSINT analysts

Moscow has relocated a significant portion of its strategic aviation fleet to relatively safer airfields in its Far East after Ukraine's Cobweb operation, open-source intelligence (OSINT) analysts at AviVector project reported on June 11.

12 June 2025, 10:03 AM

Ukraine’s operation Cobweb against Russian bombers - New video

A new video detailing the chronology of Operation Cobweb’s attacks on four separate military bases across Russia was posted by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) on Telegram on June 11.

11 June 2025, 11:14 AM

Satellites reveal 14 Russian airfields building shelters to shield jets from drone attacks — photos

Russia is racing to protect its military aircraft from Ukrainian drone strikes by rapidly constructing hardened shelters at airbases across occupied Crimea and the Russian mainland, according to OSINT analyst Def Mon, who shared satellite imagery on the social media platform X.

8 June 2025, 05:23 PM

‘Revenge’ for Cobweb: U.S. officials warn of possible large-scale Russian strike on Ukraine

Russia may launch a broader strike in response to Ukraine’s Cobweb drone attacks, with U.S. officials warning a multifaceted assault targeting Ukraine’s SBU Security Service infrastructure could be imminent, Reuters reported on June 8, citing sources.

8 June 2025, 11:11 AM

Trump: Strikes on Russian airfields gave Putin excuse to bomb Ukraine

Ukraine “created the pretext” for a massive Russian assault by launching drone strikes on airfields inside Russia, U.S. President Donald Trump said on June 6.

7 June 2025, 02:55 PM

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