{"id":1160646,"date":"2025-06-01T16:49:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T13:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1160646"},"modified":"2025-06-01T17:06:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T14:06:53","slug":"2-billion-blow-ukraine-s-spiderweb-drone-operation-destroys-dozens-of-russian-warplanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/2-billion-blow-ukraine-s-spiderweb-drone-operation-destroys-dozens-of-russian-warplanes\/","title":{"rendered":"$2 Billion Blow: Ukraine\u2019s \u201cSpiderweb\u201d Drone Operation Destroys Dozens of Russian Warplanes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ukraine\u2019s Security Service (SBU) has successfully carried out a high-impact special operation deep within Russian territory, striking at the heart of Russia\u2019s military-industrial infrastructure and severely damaging strategic aviation assets, according to FREEDOM<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The covert mission, code-named \u201cSpiderweb,\u201d targeted multiple high-value military sites and has reportedly caused over $2 billion in losses to Russia\u2019s air force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to security sources, long-range Ukrainian drones struck two critical defense factories overnight \u2013 the \u201cBazalt\u201d plant in Chervonoarmiysk, Moscow region, and the \u201cSplav\u201d facility in Tula. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These factories are central to the Russian war machine: \u201cBazalt\u201d manufactures ammunition and weaponry for all branches of Russia\u2019s armed forces, while \u201cSplav\u201d is the only Russian enterprise developing multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eyewitnesses reported at least seven explosions at the Bazalt site, followed by a major fire. The attack on Splav also triggered a large-scale blaze and thick smoke across the facility\u2019s grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The drone strikes were followed by unprecedented attacks on several airbases, including the strategic \u201cBila\u201d airfield, as well as Shaykovka in Kaluga region and Kubinka in the Moscow region. The latter two house long-range bombers like the Tu-22M3 and fighter aircraft such as the Su-27 and MiG-29. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian sources claim more than 40 aircraft were either damaged or destroyed, including advanced models like the Tu-95 and the A-50 airborne early warning system, responsible for bombing Ukrainian cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian officials emphasized that, unlike Russia\u2019s indiscriminate strikes on civilian infrastructure, this operation focused strictly on military targets contributing directly to the Kremlin\u2019s war of aggression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c<\/em>The SBU is effectively targeting military facilities aiding Russia\u2019s<\/em> aggression against Ukraine. Efforts to undermine Russia\u2019s military capabilities will continue,\u201d<\/em><\/em> a Ukrainian intelligence source told the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scale and precision of the operation forced Russian authorities to impose the \u201cKilim\u201d counter-drone protocol across the Moscow region, resulting in the closure of several airports and cancellation of hundreds of civilian flights, triggering a regional transport disruption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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