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CNN
04-06-2025
- General
- CNN
Video shows damage from Ukraine's attack on Russian airbases
Video from Ukraine's intelligence agency, the SBU, has shed light on the bold attack carried out on Russian airbases. CNN's International Security Editor Nick Paton Walsh analyzes the dramatic footage.
CNN
04-06-2025
- General
- CNN
Video shows damage from Ukraine's attack on Russian airbases
Video from Ukraine's intelligence agency, the SBU, has shed light on the bold attack carried out on Russian airbases. CNN's International Security Editor Nick Paton Walsh analyzes the dramatic footage.
BBC News
04-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Satellite images show Russian bombers destroyed in Ukraine attack
New satellite images and drone footage show serious damage inflicted on aircraft at several Russian airbases during Ukraine's surprise drone strike on images of two Russian airbases in north-western and central Russia, taken on Wednesday morning, show 12 aircraft damaged or drone footage, released by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on Wednesday, showed attacks on these two bases as well as two more targeted claims that it targeted 41 strategic bombers in the operation, adding that "at least" 13 were destroyed. Security officials say the shock incursion took 18 months to plan and saw many drones smuggled into Russia. Drone attacks recorded The SBU video is almost five minutes long and consists of edited footage taken by drones in the process of conducting attacks on Olenya, Ivanovo, Dyagilevo and Belaya each shot the feed cuts out before any explosion, but in some instances we see other planes on fire in the background. At no point do we see any indication of defensive measures from Russian forces, even after the attack was clearly well of the aircraft are covered in tyres - a Russian tactic said to be aimed at mitigating against drone of the aircraft are seen apparently loaded with cruise missiles and well fuelled - judging by the extent and spread of fires. This suggests they were prepared to conduct strikes. The clearest satellite imagery covers Olenya and Belaya and shows five damaged or destroyed planes at the former and seven at the latter. Olenya Olenya is a major Russian airbase in the north-west of the SBU footage shows smoke pouring from three aircraft, identified as Tu-95 strategic bombers and an approach to a fourth. Video footage also shows a drone approaching a Tu-22M strategic bomber sitting on the runway in this very same imagery from Maxar clearly shows a destroyed aircraft sitting beside a row of Tu-22M type aircraft. Manufacturing of both the Tu-95 and Tu-22 ended at the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, which will make repair difficult and replacement near in the SBU video, an AN-12 Transporter can be seen being approached. The Maxar satellite image does not show the aftermath of this, but other imagery reviewed by BBC Verify from AviVector - a satellite image analyst on X - suggests that it too was destroyed. Belaya Imagery provided by Planet Labs from this morning shows the entirety of Belaya airbase in Irkutsk Oblast, nearly 3,000km from the Ukrainian border. It shows three damaged Tu-95s and four Tu-22s and in various parts of the base. The SBU footage shows many of the same aircraft being two instances we see the drone carefully position itself on the wing of a Tu-95 - next to one of its fuel final shot of the footage shows smoke rising from numerous sites across the base. Ivanovo At Ivanovo airbase two A50-AWACS planes are seen being targeted. The aircraft serves as an early warning and control asset - or spy plane - and is identifiable by the sizeable radar system on its previously shot down two of these aircraft in January and February yet we have not seen any imagery or footage that captures any damage to these aircraft at satellite imagery from the site does show wreckage, BBC Verify has confirmed that the damage was present at the site before Sunday's attack and is likely from another incident. Dyagilevo The SBU footage from Dyagilevo in Ryazan region shows three Tu-22s being approached, but there is no clear indication of damage sustained in either the footage or available satellite reporting by Shayan Sardarizadeh What do you want BBC Verify to investigate?
Daily Mail
04-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Extent of damage following Ukraine's attack on Russia
Dramatic new footage recorded by Ukrainian attack drones has laid bare the devastation they inflicted on Russian airbases during Operation Spiderweb. The covert mission - overseen in secret by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and hailed as one of Kyiv 's biggest wartime achievements - used hundreds of first-person view (FPV) drones to strike at the heart of Moscow's air force. The state-of-the-art weapons were smuggled into Russia in wooden containers on the back of lorries, with the deadly cargo disguised as modular homes and transported by unsuspecting Russian drivers. The vehicles were parked near strategic airbases before their roofs opened remotely, unleashing swarms of drones that targeted and destroyed bombers on the ground. The strikes took place on Sunday, with footage released today showing flames engulfing aircraft at four military airfields - Olenya in the Arctic region of Murmansk; Dyagilevo in western Russia; Ivanovo, northeast of Moscow ; and Podmoskovye in Moscow. Sources inside Ukraine's SBU security service claimed the operation crippled 34 percent of Russia's long-range strategic bombers, including the nuclear-capable Tu-95s and Tu-22s, often used to launch cruise missiles into Ukraine. Other aircraft which were hit included the nuclear-capable Tu-160 bomber, the An-12 transport plane and the Il-78 tanker, according to the SBU. The footage was released as new satellite images of Belaya airbase have shown severe damage to at least three Tu-95s, according to analysts. In total Ukraine says 41 aircraft were damaged or destroyed with damage valued at around £1.5 billion. A share of the successfully targeted aircraft were destroyed completely while others will take a long time to repair, the SBU said. Some of the drones carried the mission out using AI, according to reports, and flew via a route that was programmed into them before the attack was launched. The new footage was shown as Putin held a video conference with senior officials. It was the first time he had been seen publicly since the humiliating Sunday strikes. His security officials reported that two train crashes on the same day were caused by Ukrainian saboteurs blowing up rail bridges. At least some of the trucks belonged to former DJ Artem Timofeev, suspected by Russian law enforcement of being a Ukrainian agent. A huge manhunt has been launched for his and his wife Ekaterina 'Katya' Timofeeva, 34, who is suspected to have aided him. The pair have gone missing, say reports. Putin-backing Readovka media outlet reported: 'Artem is now wanted in connection with a terrorist attack in Irkutsk region. 'Four lorries were registered in his name, and one of them was the source of the drones that launched [in an attack on a Putin airbase].' His wife 'has not been online for two weeks, and she has scrubbed all her active social media accounts.' Relatives of the couple declined to comment, according to Readovka. A flat in Chelyabinsk has been linked to Timofeev where he was reportedly seen a week ago. Reports are divided as to whether he was born in Zhytomyr Ukraine, or occupied Donetsk region. Both he and his wife were reportedly supporters in Kyiv of the Ukrainian revolution in 2014, which toppled pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych. Later they moved to Russia, where she also worked as a stylist and tattoo artist. He set up a haulage sole proprietorship in December 2024, and ran several lorries. In his marriage certificate, Timofeev's patronymic - middle name - is listed as Igorevich, while in a Russian wanted notice he is referred to as Valeryevich. It is unclear if he had sought to alter his name. He is specifically wanted over the strike against a Russian airbase in Irkutsk region. In 2014–2015, he lived in Kyiv, and mingled with local musicians, frequently attending parties. Reports say he co-owned a local clothing brand, posting photos from the Euromaidan protests, and mocking ex-president Yanukovych. Ukraine's SBU secret service said its main agents in the audacious strikes on the air bases had already left Russia. Zelensky today urged Kyiv's military backers to ramp up support in a bid to pressure Russia towards peace. 'We must not allow Russia to blur reality or mislead the world. Moscow must be forced into diplomacy,' Zelensky said in a video address to defense ministers meeting in Brussels. And after Sunday's devastating blow to Moscow, German defense minister Boris Pistorius said today that military success by Russia in its war in Ukraine was neither imminent nor to be expected.
Daily Mail
04-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
New footage shows incredible devastation caused by Ukraine's drones as they obliterated Putin's nuclear bombers - as satellite images show trail of burned out jets worth billions of dollars
Dramatic new footage recorded by explosive-laden Ukrainian attack drones has laid bare the devastation they inflicted on Russian airbases during Operation Spiderweb. The covert mission - overseen in secret by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and hailed as one of Kyiv 's biggest wartime achievements - used hundreds of first-person view (FPV) drones to strike at the heart of Moscow's air force. The state-of-the-art weapons were smuggled into Russia in wooden containers on the back of lorries, with the deadly cargo disguised as modular homes and transported by unsuspecting Russian drivers. The vehicles were parked near strategic airbases before their roofs opened remotely, unleashing swarms of drones that targeted and destroyed bombers on the ground. The devastating strikes took place on Sunday, with footage released today showing flames engulfing aircraft at four military airfields - Olenya in the Arctic region of Murmansk; Dyagilevo in western Russia; Ivanovo, northeast of Moscow; and Podmoskovye in Moscow. Sources inside Ukraine's SBU security service claimed the operation crippled 34 per cent of Russia's long-range strategic bombers, including the nuclear-capable Tu-95s and Tu-22s, often used to launch cruise missiles into Ukraine. Other aircraft which were hit included the nuclear-capable Tu-160 bomber, the An-12 transport plane and the Il-78 tanker, according to the SBU. The footage was released as new satellite images of Belaya airbase have shown severe damage to at least three Tu-95s, according to analysts. In total Ukraine says 41 aircraft were damaged or destroyed with damage valued at around £1.5 billion. The new footage was shown as Putin held a video conference with senior officials. It was the first time he had been seen publicly since the humiliating Sunday strikes. His security officials reported that two train crashes on the same day were caused by Ukrainian saboteurs blowing up rail bridges. At least some of the trucks belonged to former DJ Artem Timofeev, suspected by Russian law enforcement off being a Ukrainian agent. A huge manhunt has been launched for his and his wife Ekaterina 'Katya' Timofeeva, 34, who is suspected to have aided him. The pair have gone missing, say reports. Putin-backing Readovka media outlet reported: 'Artem is now wanted in connection with a terrorist attack in Irkutsk region. 'Four lorries were registered in his name, and one of them was the source of the drones that launched [in an attack on a Putin airbase].' His wife 'has not been online for two weeks, and she has scrubbed all her active social media accounts.' Relatives of the couple declined to comment, according to Readovka. A flat in Chelyabinsk has been linked to Timofeev where he was reportedly seen a week ago. Reports are divided as to whether he was born in Zhytomyr Ukraine, or occupied Donetsk region. Both he and his wife were reportedly supporters in Kyiv of the Ukrainian revolution in 2014, which toppled pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych. Later they moved to Russia, where she also worked as a stylist and tattoo artist. He set up a haulage sole proprietorship in December 2024, and ran several lorries. In his marriage certificate, Timofeev's patronymic - middle name - is listed as Igorevich, while in a Russian wanted notice he is referred to as Valeryevich. It is unclear if he had sought to alter his name. He is specifically wanted over the strike against a Russian airbase in Irkutsk region. In 2014–2015, he lived in Kyiv, and mingled with local musicians, frequently attending parties. Reports say he co-owned a local clothing brand, posting photos from the Euromaidan protests, and mocking ex-president Yanukovych. Ukraine's SBU secret service said its main agents in the audacious strikes on the air bases had already left Russia. Zelensky today urged Kyiv's military backers Wednesday to ramp up support in a bid to pressure Russia towards peace. 'We must not allow Russia to blur reality or mislead the world. Moscow must be forced into diplomacy,' Zelensky said in a video address to defence ministers meeting in Brussels. German defence minister Boris Pistorius said on Wednesday that military success by Russia in its war in Ukraine was neither imminent nor to be expected.
