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Massive Russian air assault hits Western Ukraine, energy grid

Russian forces carried out another massive combined air assault on Ukraine’s energy grid and civilian infrastructure, launching hundreds of attack drones and firing dozens of cruise and ballistic missiles from seven Tu-95MS strategic bombers and at least three MiG jets early on Oct. 30.

30 October 2025, 08:38 AM

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

Ukraine’s SBU shares Cobweb drone strike footage targeting Russian bombers – video

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service released video footage on June 4, showcasing FPV drone strikes from its Cobweb operation that destroyed or severely damaged 41 Russian strategic aircraft across four airfields.

4 June 2025, 07:15 PM

White House reacts to Ukraine’s bold ‘Cobweb’ operation

This war needs to come to an end, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on June 3, commenting for the first time on Ukraine’s June 1 Cobweb operation against dozens of nuclear-capable strategic bombers across Russia.

3 June 2025, 10:02 AM

One-third of Russia now within Ukrainian drone range after airfield attacks

Following the June 1 attack on Russian airfields, the potential strike zone for unmanned aerial vehicles has expanded to 6.2 million square kilometers, the Russian media outlet Verstka reported and published infographics showing the changes.

2 June 2025, 02:55 PM

Czech foreign minister praises Ukraine's strikes on Russian strategic aviation

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky commented on the Ukrainian attack against Russian airfields housing strategic aviation on June 1 in a post on X.

2 June 2025, 02:12 PM

'Cobweb' operation wipes out third of Russia’s nuclear bombers

Forty-one nuclear-capable strategic Tu-95, Tu-22M3, and Tu-160 bombers, as well as A-50 "Mainstay" airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft stationed at four separate military bases across Russia were destroyed or damaged in the June 2 special operation “Cobweb,” Ukraine’s Security Service’s (SBU) head Vasyl Malyuk reported on Telegram the following day.

2 June 2025, 02:03 PM

Ukraine’s Cobweb drone blitz exposes blind spots in airbase defenses worldwide

The Security Service of Ukraine’s (SBU) attack on Russia’s strategic aviation demonstrated that most airbases around the world — including in the United States — remain vulnerable, The War Zone wrote on June 1.

2 June 2025, 01:31 PM

New video shows Russian bomber ablaze in Siberia

A new video of a burning aircraft reportedly filmed shortly after the June 1 drone attack on the Belaya military airfield in Russia’s Irkutsk Oblast was posted by the Supernova+ Telegram channel the following day.

2 June 2025, 12:02 PM

Western diplomats, military leaders, and analysts react to Ukraine’s bold Cobweb op

Diplomats, military figures, and other experts have actively responded to Ukraine's bold Cobweb operation striking Russia’s strategic aviation assets with an estimated total value of $7 billion on June 1.

2 June 2025, 11:55 AM

US officials unaware of Ukraine’s drone blitz on Russian bombers

The White House was not informed in advance about the Ukrainian Cobweb operation, targeting military airfields in Russia, CNN and CBS News wrote, citing sources, on June 2.

2 June 2025, 09:50 AM

Journalist shares details about drone attack on Russian strategic bombers

Yuriy Butusov, the editor-in-chief of Censor.NET, shared new details about a groundbreaking operation by Ukraine's SBU Security Service that successfully used strike drones to cripple Russian strategic aviation on June 1.

1 June 2025, 10:56 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

Bombers shortage weakens Russian missile firepower, analysts say

The shortage of Tu-160 and Tu-95MS missile-launching aircraft could explain the relatively small number of long-range missiles fired by Russian forces in combined attacks over the weekend, compared to monthly production capability of 150 missiles, Defense Express wrote on May 26.

26 May 2025, 02:01 PM

Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bomber crashes in Irkutsk Oblast

A Russian Tu-22M3 bomber, typically used to launch Kh-22 supersonic cruise missiles at Ukraine, has crashed in Irkutsk Oblast, the Russian Defense Ministry said on April 2.

2 April 2025, 08:41 PM

Ukrainian air strike detonates ordnance depot at Russia’s Engels-2 airbase — photos

Ukraine used long-range missiles or drones to destroy a cruise missile stockpile at Engels-2, a Russian airbase that houses part of Moscow’s strategic bomber fleet, as seen on satellite photos provided by Maxar on March 21.

21 March 2025, 08:35 PM

Explosions, fires, and evacuations: Russia’s strategic bomber base hit - Photos, Video

Authorities in the Engels district of Russia's Saratov Oblast announced the evacuation of residents following the overnight drone attack on the military airbase, district governor Maxim Leonov reported on Telegram on March 20.

20 March 2025, 11:26 AM

Drones attack strategic sites in Russia’s Tatarstan, explosions across Kazan - Video

Several groups of drones have reportedly attacked the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan, the Mash Telegram channel claimed early on Jan. 20.

20 January 2025, 09:01 AM

Vital bomber fuel depot destruction cripples Russia’s strategic airpower

Russia’s Kristal state reserve oil depot, successfully targeted by Ukrainian forces on Jan. 8, is of strategic importance to the enemy as it stores specific fuel for the Engels-2 military airbase, Defense Express editor-in-chief Oleh Katkov told Radio NV on Jan. 13.

13 January 2025, 01:56 PM

State of emergency in Russia’s Engels after Ukrainian drone strike

Russian authorities have declared a state of emergency in Engels, Saratov Oblast, struggling to put out the fire at a nearby fuel depot after a Ukrainian drone strike on Jan. 8.

8 January 2025, 08:19 PM

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