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Ukraine Strikes Russia's Bombers - The Operation, Damage & Lessons of Ukraine's "Bear" Hunt

For most of the war in Ukraine, Russia's nearly irreplaceable inventory of strategic bombers have been mostly beyond Ukraine's reach. On 1 June, that changed. Small drones, launched from trucks, swarmed multiple Russian airbases and destroyed what appears to be a double digit percentage of Russia's active bomber inventory. It was a dramatic operation - one that drew immediate attention for its impact, cost effectiveness, and what it signals about the future of the drone threat. So today, let's talk about Операція Павутина, Operation "Spider's web"

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  • Originally Aired June 8, 2025
  • Runtime 64 minutes
  • Created December 14, 2025 by
    stalemate
  • Modified December 14, 2025 by
    stalemate