Ukraine says it has hit over 40 Russian military aircraft in mass drone attack
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An operation by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) on Sunday hit 41 miltary aircraft, among them various types of strategic bombers that were lined up at four airfields inside Russia.
“Enemy strategic bombers are burning en masse in Russia," an official with the SBU said, adding that Ukraine was conducting “a large scale special operation aimed at destroying enemy bomber aircraft.”
The operation, dubbed Spiderweb ("Pavutyna"), targeted four airfields: Dyagilevo in Riazan region, Ivanovo in Ivanovo region, Belaya air base in Russia's Irkutsk region, which is located in south-eastern Siberia over 4,000km east of the frontline, and Olenya air base in Russia's Murmansk region, some 2,000km away from Ukraine’s border.
It included the clandestine smuggling of drones deep into Russian territory, hiding them and finally launching them remotely.
