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Vira Kravchuk

Trump says Ukraine's drone strike on Russian military planes justifies bombardment of civilians - Euromaidan Press

https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/07/trump-says-ukraines-drone-strike-on-russian-military-planes-justifies-bombardment-of-civilians/

Trump says Ukraine’s drone strike on Russian military planes justifies bombardment of civilians

The US president said the Ukrainian Spiderweb airfield operation “gave the reason to go and bomb the hell out of them last night” in the retaliatory strike that killed four civilians and injured dozens of people.
byVira Kravchuk
07/06/2025
3 minute read
Drone strike spiderweb Ukraine trojan horse Russian airbases
Screenshot from 1 June 2025: Ukraine’s surprise Operation Spiderweb destroyed over 40 Russian military aircraft in coordinated drone strikes on multiple airbases deep inside Russia. Without warning any party, Ukraine launched drones from within Russian territory, dealing a major blow to Russia’s long-range strike capabilities. Satellite images show extensive damage at key bases like Olenya and Belaya, underscoring the operation’s scale and impact
Trump says Ukraine’s drone strike on Russian military planes justifies bombardment of civilians

US President Donald Trump argued that Ukraine’s recent Spiderweb drone operation against Russian airfields gave Russia justification for its retaliatory strike on civilians.

Operation Spiderweb, carried out by Ukraine’s Security Service, was a large-scale surprise Ukrainian drone strike on five Russian airbases on 1 June that involved 117 drones covertly smuggled into Russia and launched from hidden compartments in trucks. The attack destroyed or damaged over 40 strategic bombers—including Tu-95, Tu-160, and Tu-22M3 models—amounting to roughly $7 billion in losses and about one-third of Russia’s long-range strike fleet used for attacks on Ukraine.
In response, Russia launched 452 air weapons against Ukraine, including 407 Shahed-type drones and various missile systems. The bombardment caused infrastructure damage and casualties across multiple Ukrainian oblasts, including Kyiv, Volyn, Ternopil, and Chernihiv. Four people were killed and 25 injured.

“They gave the reason to go and bomb the hell out of them last night. That’s the thing I didn’t like about it. When I saw it, I said “Here we go, now it’s going to be a strike,” Trump said to journalists. 

Trump’s comments came after he held a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 4 June that lasted approximately one hour and 15 minutes. During that call, Putin warned that Russia would retaliate for a recent “Spiderweb” drone operation, according to Trump’s account.

Russia’s Defense Ministry also subsequently characterized its bombardment of Ukraine as retaliation for the Ukrainian airfield operation.

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