.RU Strategic Bombers Destroyed In Unprecedented Wide-Scale Drone Attack

HELLFIRE · 2025-06-01T16:41:46+00:00

https://www.twz.com/news-features/russian-strategic-bombers-destroyed-in-unprecedented-wide-scale-drone-attack … “The Security Service of Ukraine is conducting a large-scale special operation to destroy bomber aircraft in the rear of the Russian Federation,” the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff stated on Telegram. “SBU drones have hit more than 40 aircraft, including A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3, causing damage of over $2 billion.” … Now I’ve an urge to pick up my copy of Red Storm Rising and reread Operation Dolittle. ADDENDUM: TWZ links to the following Kyiv Post article which goes into the operation’s logistics more : https://www.kyivpost.com/post/53749 … Ukraine first smuggled FPV drones into Russian territory. Later, mobile wooden houses were transported across the border and placed on trucks. … Regards

Somewhat-Reticent

Also farther away from Moscow, and Europe - and closer to Mongolia ?

HELLFIRE

HELLFIRE …make that a triple digitus impudicus XD XD

I’m losing track, we up to a quadruple or a quintuple digitus impudicus now?

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strikes-russian-electronics-plant-in-moscow-oblast-military-says/ – ‘Juicy target’ — Ukraine says it struck Russian electronics plant in Moscow Oblast

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces attacked the Rezonit Technopark in Russia’s Moscow Oblast overnight on June 12, with explosions reported at the facility, the Ukrainian military said. … According to Kovalenko, the circuit boards manufactured at Rezonit are used for flight control and navigation in Iskander, Kalibr, and Kh-101 missiles, as well as Orlan and Lancet drones and other systems. …

To show it’s not entirely out of the game, Russia pulled this : https://www.zona-militar.com/en/2025/06/12/following-the-drone-attack-carried-out-by-ukrainian-forces-the-russian-aerospace-forces-deployed-tu-22m3-strategic-bombers-on-patrol-flights-over-the-baltic-sea/ – Following the drone attack carried out by Ukrainian forces, the Russian Aerospace Forces deployed Tu-22M3 strategic bombers on patrol flights over the Baltic Sea

Just days after the largest recorded attack on its strategic bomber fleet, carried out by Ukrainian drones on June 1, the Russian Aerospace Forces reported the deployment of Tu-22M3 bombers on patrol flights over the Baltic. According to an official statement released on June 11 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, a series of patrol flights by Russian strategic bombers were conducted in international airspace over the Baltic Sea. …

Should also add this article repeats the latest Ukrainian claim of a total of 13 aircraft destroyed.

Regards

HELLFIRE

https://armyrecognition.com/focus-analysis-conflicts/army/conflicts-in-the-world/russia-ukraine-war-2022/breaking-news-first-operational-use-of-tu-160-bombers-by-russia-to-strike-ukraine-after-tu-95-destruction – Breaking News: First Operational Use of Tu-160 Bombers by Russia To Strike Ukraine After Tu-95 Destruction

Russia has, for the first time since the beginning of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, deployed Tu-160 strategic bombers to conduct missile strikes on Ukrainian territory. … According to this report, two Tu-160 bombers participated in a formation of seven Russian strategic aircraft that launched a coordinated strike, firing a total of 36 Kh-101 long-range cruise missiles toward targets across Ukraine. …

https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/14/isw-russia-prepares-for-long-war-with-ukraine-and-possible-nato-confrontation/ – ISW: Russia wants to modernize army for long war with Ukraine and possible NATO confrontation

On 12 June, Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated a new phase of government discussions on the State Rearmament Program for 2027–2036, with the agenda focused on advancing air defense, space systems, drone capabilities, and robotic technologies, according to a 13 June report from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The overhaul is part of Russia’s preparation for a prolonged war with Ukraine and potential future conflict with NATO, the think tank says. …

https://kyivindependent.com/british-jets-intercept-russian-il-20-over-baltic-sea-poland-calls-it-nato-readiness-test/ – British jets intercept Russian spy plane over Baltic Sea, Poland calls it NATO readiness test

British fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft that violated airspace over the Baltic Sea on the morning of June 13, Poland’s military command reported. … According to the military command, the aircraft entered Baltic Sea airspace at approximately 10:50 a.m. and was promptly intercepted by two British fighter jets operating out of Poland. …

FWIW.

Regards

HELLFIRE

Figured this’d be classified for a long time, but…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/06/23/ukraine-spiderweb-drones-russia-airfields/ – Ukraine intelligence chief gives new details on Spiderweb drone operation

… Intelligence chief Vasyl Maliuk revealed to journalists new details of “Operation Spiderweb” in a two-hour conversation Sunday about the plan to attack Russia’s air bases that crippled several long-range bombers and rewrote the rules for drone warfare. …

Some details follows classical Sun Tzu dictas of how to fight a war. Others are definitely “I did not know that,” like

… He said the 117 drones used … were equipped with a unique double warhead. The first 1½-pound charge was to penetrate the skin of the aircraft, allowing the second charge to explode inside. …

1.5lbs of explosive is definitely NOT healthy … either for a Mk I human meatbag, much less an aircraft.

There’s an additional detail of how much explosive was used on the Kerch bridge operation, but nothing more than that.

Hope that helps, and further conversation continues to be friendly and ontopic.

Regards

HELLFIRE

https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/russias-7000000000-problem-wreckage-of-destroyed-bombers-still-litters-airfields/ – Russia’s $7,000,000,000 Problem: Wreckage of Destroyed Bombers Still Litters Airfields

… The news comes amid reports that almost two months after Ukraine’s historic drone strikes, the remains of Russia’s destroyed aircraft have not yet been removed from the Belaya, Engels, and Olenya airfields. According to Defense Express, new satellite images of the Belaya airbase in the Irkutsk region confirm that debris and remnants of Russia’s Tu-22M3 and Tu-95MS bombers have been left on military airfields since June 1. …

Guess Recruit Ivanov has no time to be sent out with a broom and dustpan to clean this up?

/snark

Regards

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