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Operation Spider Web: How Ukraine struck Russian bomber bases using drones hidden in sheds, transported by trucks

The Irkutsk region attack was the first time a drone assault had been mounted by Ukraine so far from the front lines, which are more than 4,300 km (2,670 miles) away.

June 02, 2025 / 00:49 IST
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In a spectacular claim, Ukraine said it damaged $7 billion worth of Russian aircraft parked at four airbases thousands of kilometres (miles) away

Ukrainian secret services were able to carry out a daring attack on strategic bomber aircraft at Russian air bases on Sunday by hiding explosive-laden drones inside the roofs of wooden sheds, according to a Ukrainian security official and images posted online, news agency Reuters reported.

An official said to Reuters that the sheds were loaded onto trucks that were driven to the perimeter of the air bases. The roof panels of the sheds were lifted off by a remotely activated mechanism, allowing the drones to fly out and begin their attack.

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The security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said strikes were conducted on Sunday on four air bases, and that a total of 41 Russian warplanes were hit. Reuters was not able to independently verify that assertion.

 

Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Zelensky's chief of staff, appeared to reference the large-scale drone operation by posting a spider web emoji on both his Telegram channel and X. The post is seen as an allusion to the operation’s reported name, "Operation Spider’s Web."