Ukraine’s intelligence agencies carried out a very complex and intelligence operation on Sunday, targeting several airbases inside Russia. Russia suffered heavy losses in this attack and 41 of its war aircraft were destroyed. Ukrainian agents adopted a unique way to cross the distant boundaries. He hid the drone equipped with explosives inside the roofs of the wooden shed.
These shades were loaded into trucks and transported to Russian airbase. After reaching the fixed place, the roofs of these shades were opened with remote control and the quadrocopter drone hidden inside flying together started attacking bombers standing on the runway. According to a Ukrainian security officer who talked to Reuters, four Russian airbases were targeted in this operation, whose code name was ‘Spiders Web’ and it was the largest drone attack by Ukraine so far.
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This operation, named ‘Spiders Web’, was run under direct supervision of Ukrainian President Valodimir Jailonsky and Ukraine’s domestic intelligence agency SBU (SBU) head Vasil Malieuk. The number of damaged aircraft is still not confirmed, but if it is confirmed, the attack will be the most devastating drone attack by Ukraine since the onset of the war, claiming the use of 117 drones is being claimed.
Drone hidden within wooden shades
In the pictures and videos shared by the Ukrainian officer, dozens of small drones are seen standing in an industrial warehouse, and the roofs of wood shades are removed and hidden drones are also shown within them. At the same time, in some unhealthy videos going on Russian social media, similar shades are seen on trucks, whose roofs have been removed and drones are seen flying from within.
Russia’s TU-22M supersonic bombing aircraft destroyed
The most important target of this operation was Bellya airbase located in the Irqutsk region of Russia, which is 4,300 km from the war zone. TU-22M supersonic bombers are deployed here, which have been used continuously in missile attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure. The video available is seen burning many bombers, including TU-95. The special feature of this attack is that it was done at the locations far away from the reach of normal drones or missiles. This means that Ukrainian drones were already secretly deployed within Russia.
Which airbase was targeted?
Russia has also confirmed this attack. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Ukraine carried out drone attacks on military airports in Murmansk, Irqutsk, Ivanovo, Riazan and Amur regions. According to the ministry, the drone was thwarted at most places, but some aircraft were burnt due to the FPV drones launched near Murmansk and Irqutsk. The ministry said that the fire has been controlled and no casualties were reported.
Inquiries are being done with drivers who bring trucks
Russia’s official news agency TASS said that drivers of trucks bringing drones are being questioned. The attack took place when Russia fired 367 missiles and drones on Ukrainian cities, including 13 civilians, including three children, including three children. In that attack, many cities including Kyiv, Kharkeev, Mycolive were severely damaged.
It took one and a half year time in planning
According to reports, it took one and a half years to make the operation plan. To carry out this, Ukraine used the first-Person-View (FPV) drone, which was hidden in wooden mobile cabins made in trucks and sent inside Russia. The report said, “When the right time came, the roofs of his cabins were opened from the remote and the drones flew directly to target the Russian bombers aircraft.”
Big attack in less money
The Ukrainian attack is considered to be a major impact in low cost. The FPV drone costs a few hundred dollars, while the total price of 41 heavy bombers aircraft is being estimated at billions of dollars. In March, Ukraine announced to make a new drone with a 3000 km range, but not much information was given about it. SBU says that their drones are targeting the aircraft that drop bombs on Ukrainian cities every night.
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