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Olena Mukhina


Ukrainian spies incinerate Russian aircraft that fired 2,837 missiles at civilian targets

For months, Ukrainian intelligence meticulously tracked every cruise missile launch and activated a retaliation strike from James Bond movies on 1 June.
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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
Ukrainian spies incinerate Russian aircraft that fired 2,837 missiles at civilian targets

These aircraft rained death on Ukrainian cities — now they’re burning on their own airfields. On 1 June, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) carried out a stunning special operation dubbed “Spiderweb,” destroying or disabling at least 41 Russian aircraft involved in massive airstrikes against Ukraine.

SBU drones targeted strategic nuclear-capable bombers, Tu-95, Tu-160, Tu-22M3, as well as A-50 reconnaissance planes at four Russian airbases. The operation had been in the works for 1.5 years and was activated when drones were released from wooden crates inside trucks. Experts called the mission better than a James Bond movie, with the destruction of aircraft likened to a Pearl Harbor for Russia’s air force.

“There are aircraft that were burned, and others damaged beyond repair. For a long time, they won’t be able to carry out terrorist acts,” said Ukrainian Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat.

Since 2022, the Russians have launched 2,437 Kh-101, Kh-555, and Kh-55 cruise missiles from these bombers, of which 1,916 were intercepted. However, more than 500 reached their targets.

“Russia also used Tu-22M3 bombers with Kh-22 and Kh-32 missiles. The Kh-22 is known as an ‘aircraft carrier killer’… the enemy used them to strike major cities. There were many casualties,” Ihnat adds. 

Russia has also launched over 400 Kh-22 missiles, and only a few were intercepted by air defenses. The missile carries a warhead weighing over 900 kg and is among the most powerful in Russia’s arsenal.

For instance, in 2025, Russia killed 14 civilians, including two children, with such missiles, demolishing a five-storey residential building in Poltava. No military targets were located in the area. 

In 2024, a missile of the same type broke a huge hole in the residential building in Dnipro, ruining a driveway and killing almost every civilian in it. 

Ukraine’s air defense downed 25 out of 38 Russian missiles during massive attack

Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked SBU Chief Vasyl Maliuk for the operation’s results. He noted that the SBU’s operational office in Russian territory was located right next to a regional FSB headquarters. In total, 117 drones were used in the operation.