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The Ukrainian Spies Who Destroyed Russia's Bombers

19 June 2025, 12:40 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

Cobweb op: Russian truck drivers didn’t know they were carrying attack drones — Zelenskyy

Russian truck drivers who transported modular cabins during Ukraine’s Cobweb special operation were unaware that FPV drones had been concealed on the rooftops, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, ABC News reported on June 7.

7 June 2025, 10:43 AM

Ukrainian intelligence preparing new cross-border strikes like Cobweb — sources

Ukraine’s intelligence services are preparing new covert operations inside Russia similar to the recent Cobweb attack that damaged dozens of strategic bombers, The Washington Post reported on June 6, citing sources within Ukrainian intelligence.

6 June 2025, 06:44 PM

Kremlin cynically claims June 6 strike on Ukraine was response to damaged bombers

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed Russia’s overnight missile and drone strike on Ukraine was a “response” to Ukraine’s Cobweb special operation, which damaged 41 Russian strategic aircraft at rear airbases, according to a report by Russian state news agency TASS on June 6.

6 June 2025, 06:07 PM

Kremlin responds to Trump comparing Russia’s war to ‘kids fighting in a park’

The Kremlin has responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s remark likening Russia’s war against Ukraine to “two kids fighting in a park,” calling the invasion an “existential issue,” Interfax Russia reported on June 6.

6 June 2025, 04:51 PM

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry responds to Kremlin’s complaints about strikes on Russia

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry has responded to complaints by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin over Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory as part of Ukraine’s Operation Cobweb, according to a statement by the ministry’s press service on June 5.

5 June 2025, 04:29 PM

Ukrainian Navy: Russia mostly silent in Black Sea after latest Crimean Bridge blast

Only one Russian missile carrier submarine remained in the Black Sea as of the morning of June 5, down from two the previous day, according to Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk in a statement aired on national television.

5 June 2025, 10:18 AM

Ukraine took out 20 Russian bombers, U.S. says

The United States assesses that Ukraine's June 1 operation Cobweb hit around 20 Russian aircraft, Reuters reported on June 5, citing two U.S. officials who described the attacks on four separate military bases across Russia as highly significant.

5 June 2025, 10:01 AM

Satellite shows at least seven damaged bombers in Siberia

At least seven Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers were damaged at the Belaya air base in Irkutsk Oblast of Siberia, according to the Planet Labs satellite images published by Radio Liberty on June 4.

5 June 2025, 04:35 AM

Kremlin rattled by Ukrainian bold Cobweb operation — Bloomberg

A large-scale drone attack on Russia’s strategic bombers has triggered anger and anxiety inside the Kremlin, revealing the country’s nuclear air fleet unexpected vulnerability, Bloomberg wrote on June 3.

3 June 2025, 10:58 AM

Russian propagandists accuse NATO of masterminding Ukraine’s Cobweb drone strike

Russian propagandists are attempting to convince the population of the aggressor state that NATO was behind Ukraine’s Operation Cobweb, which reportedly damaged 41 strategic bombers at Russian airbases, the head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD), Andriy Kovalenko, said on June 3.

3 June 2025, 10:25 AM

Kremlin mum as Ukrainian drones reduce Russian strategic bombers to smoking wrecks

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has remained silent for more than 24 hours following a large-scale drone operation by Ukraine’s SBU Security Service targeting Russian airbases, The Moscow Times reported on June 2.

2 June 2025, 03:24 PM

Western media call Ukraine’s drone strike brilliant and game-changing

Western media outlets are heaping praise on Ukraine’s audacious Operation Spider Web, calling it a strategic and symbolic breakthrough that could rewrite the rules of modern warfare following a devastating drone strike on Russian strategic aviation bases.

2 June 2025, 02:57 PM

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