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NV sources show the beginning of Operation Cobweb

NV sources in the Security Service of Ukraine provided new exclusive footage of Operation Cobweb, which struck dozens of aircraft in Russia on June 1.

4 June 2025, 01:47 PM

SBU drones hit over 40 Russian bombers, including A-50, Tu-95, in special operation

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service destroyed over 40 Russian warplanes, including A-50, Tu-95, and Tu-22M3 bombers, in a large-scale drone operation codenamed “Pavutyna” (‘Spiderweb’) targeting airbases in Russia’s Murmansk and Irkutsk oblasts and causing over $2 billion in damages, NV sources reported on June 1.

1 June 2025, 03:19 PM

Canada moves to seize Russian An‑124 plane before turning it over to Ukraine

The Canadian government has launched legal proceedings to seize a Russian An‑124 cargo aircraft that remained at Toronto’s airport since February 2022, Ukraine’s Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna said on May 6.

7 May 2025, 01:29 AM

Ukraine downs second Russian plane in Crimea, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian forces destroyed a second Russian aircraft in occupied Crimea on May 3, alongside military warehouses, following a historic drone strike on another plane, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on Telegram.

4 May 2025, 02:30 PM

Ukrainian strike cripples Russian helicopters at secret Belgorod airfield

A video posted on April 2 by the pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Dossier Spy allegedly shows the aftermath of a Ukrainian strike on a forward airfield in the village of Ivnya, Belgorod Oblast, carried out on March 24.

2 April 2025, 03:55 PM

Russian strategic aviation is on its last legs — Defense Express chief editor Katkov

The chief editor of Defense Express, Oleh Katkov, discussed the state of Russian strategic aviation — bombers like the Tu-22M3, Tu-160, and Tu-95MS — on the air of Radio NV on Jan. 28.

29 January 2025, 04:11 PM

Russia relies on Soviet-era stock for bomber ‘production’

Russia is currently unable to manufacture new Tu-160 and Tu-22 strategic bombers from scratch and relies on mothballed Soviet-era airframes, Defense Express reported on Jan. 20.

20 January 2025, 09:42 PM

Iran begins receiving Russian Su-35 fighters, aiming to phase out older aircraft

Russia has delivered the first two Su-35 fighter jets to Iran, with more expected to follow, the German industry publication Flug Revue reported on Nov. 29.

2 December 2024, 04:50 PM

Russian aerial bomb accidentally strikes school in Belgorod Oblast

A Russian FAB-250 aerial bomb accidentally struck a school in the village of Bykovka, Belgorod Oblast, early on Nov. 19, according to local outlet Pepel and eyewitness accounts.

20 November 2024, 06:50 PM

Su-34 aircraft and its crew reportedly lost by Russian military forces

The Russian army may have lost a Su-34 aircraft on Oct. 12.

12 October 2024, 03:02 PM

Amphibious plane crashes in Moscow Oblast, crew killed

An amphibious plane, the Alex-251, crashed during a test flight in Moscow Oblast, Russia, on Sept. 9, Russian Telegram channel 112 reported.

9 September 2024, 04:35 PM

Helicopter missing in Kamchatka with 22 people on board

A Mi-8T helicopter with 22 people on board, including three crew members and 19 passengers, has gone missing in Russia’s Kamchatka region after leaving the Vachkazhets volcano area, TASS reported on Aug. 31.

31 August 2024, 12:18 PM

Ukrainian drones destroy three Russian aircraft in strike on Savasleyka airfield

On Aug. 16, drones from Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate destroyed three Russian aircraft at Savasleyka military airfield, Ukrainian intelligence sources told NV.

21 August 2024, 05:45 PM

Video of Russian Su-34 bomber destroyed in Morozovsk strike appears online

Footage, depicting the charred remains of the Russian Su-34 bomber, destroyed in the Ukrainian precise strike on Morozovsk airfield was published on X on Aug. 7.

7 August 2024, 10:54 AM

Russia shifts Crimea patrols from ships to airplanes due to losses – Ukrainian Navy

In temporarily occupied Crimea, the Russians now use the airspace 24/7, with aviation replacing destroyed surface ships, Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk said in an interview with Espresso on Aug. 5.

5 August 2024, 08:10 PM

Quarter of Russian Il-76 aircraft inoperatable due to low-quality spare parts

Five IL-76MD-90A aircraft of the Russian Defense Ministry were decommissioned due to the use of low-quality bearings, while open sources state that Russians had only 18 such planes at the end of 2023, Vazhnye Istoryi reported on Telegram on July 19.

21 July 2024, 11:55 AM

Unexploded bombs litter Belgorod as Russia's own weapons fail to detonate

Russia dropped at least 38 glider bombs in Belgorod Oblast over the year between April 2023 and April 2024 The Washington Post reported, citing an internal Russian document on July 1.

1 July 2024, 12:52 PM

Zelenskyy urges US to let Ukraine strike Russian bombers with ATACMS

The United States should allow Ukraine to use ATACMS deep into Russian territory to destroy Russian bombers, attacking Ukraine with guided bombs, at the ground, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer on June 30.

30 June 2024, 08:18 PM

Zelenskyy: Ukraine needs long-range strikes on Russia to destroy combat aircraft

Ukraine needs a right and means for long-raged strikes on Russian territory after missile attack on Vilniansk, which killed 7 civilians, including 3 children, and injured 38 others, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Telegram on June 30.

30 June 2024, 03:18 PM

Ukrainian defenders down 30+ Russian warplanes in 2024, including 12 Su-34s in Luhansk Oblast

Since the beginning of 2024, the Ukrainian military has successfully shot down over 30 Russian warplanes, including 12 Su-34s in Luhansk Oblast, according to a report from the army’s Strategic Communications Center (StratCom) on Telegram on June 28.

28 June 2024, 06:32 PM

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