On June 1, the Security Service of Ukraine conducted a unique special operation to simultaneously destroy four military airfields in the rear of Russia where enemy aircraft are deployed.
SSU Head Vasyl Malyuk provided details.
The drone strikes hit 41 aircraft, including A-50, Tu-95, Tu-22 M3 and Tu-160. The SBU drones targeted 4 Russian military airfields at once – Belaya, Diagilevo, Olenya and Ivanovo. The plan made it possible to hit the largest number of Russian aircraft at once. The estimated cost of the destroyed enemy strategic aircraft is over $7 billion.
“We are talking about the defeat of 34% of strategic cruise missile carriers at the main airfields of the Russian Federation. It was not just a devastating blow to enemy aircraft, but a serious slap in the face to the power and terrorist nature of the Russian Federation,” the SSU emphasized.
According to Vasyl Malyuk, the special operation “Web” took place simultaneously in three time zones and was extremely complex from a logistical point of view.
First, the SSU sent FPV drones to Russia, and then mobile wooden houses. Already on the territory of the Russian Federation, the drones were hidden under the roofs of the houses, placed on trucks. At the right moment, the roofs were remotely opened, and the drones flew to engage Russian bombers.
“The enemy has been bombing our country almost every night from these aircraft, and today they actually felt that ‘retaliation is inevitable’. The SSU is doing and will continue to do everything possible to protect Ukraine and stop the Russian shelling,” said Malyuk.
The SSU Head thanked all the officers involved in this special operation and emphasized that all its participants have been in Ukraine for a long time.