Ukraine Uses Concealed Drones to Hit Russian Airfields
Drones were smuggled into Russia in advance. Wooden cabins installed on trucks hid the drones underneath their roof structures. During the attack the structures' roofs opened remotely to allow drones to reach their nearby targets.
A massive drone strike by Ukraine on Sunday hit five major Russian military airbases marking its longest operation which extended thousands of kilometres beyond the war zone. The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) conducted covert operation "Spider's web" which hit at least 41 aircraft used in bombing Ukrainian cities including Tu-95 and Tu-22 strategic bombers and the A-50 radar detection and command aircraft.
According to Moscow five airfields located in the Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur regions were hit by Kyiv through first-person-view (FPV) drones.
The Kyiv regime executed a Ukraine drone attack using first-person-view drones against airfields in the Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur regions. The Russian military successfully defended its airfields in the Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur Regions against terror attacks. There were no fatalities reported among both military personnel and civilian populations. Russia's defence ministry confirmed that law enforcement authorities detained several individuals who took part in the terror attacks.
The Russian government acknowledged multiple aircraft ignited during the attacks. The activation of FPV drones hidden in trucks near military airfields in both Murmansk and Irkutsk Regions led to several aircraft catching fire. The fires were extinguished," the statement said.
Modus Operandi Of Operation Spider's Web
Ukraine maintains a routine of Ukraine strikes Russian airfields with drones as retaliation for Russia's 2022 invasion yet utilized an altered approach in this specific operation.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the launch of "Spider's web" after more than eighteen months of preparation and praised it as the most extensive operation in three years of war that produced exceptional outcomes. According to Ukrainian President Zelensky Ukraine used 117 drones to target airfields successfully hitting "34 percent of the strategic cruise missile carriers."
The Ukrainian SBU sources described the operation's planning as involving particularly complex logistics. Drones were smuggled into Russia in advance. Wooden cabins installed on trucks served as hiding places for the drones under their roofs. Ukrainian drone tactics activated remote controls to open the cabins' roofs during the attack so that drones could head toward nearby targets.
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