Ukraine was able to pull off its stunning “Operation Spider Web” attack on Russian air bases and nuclear fleet by hiding explosive-laden drones in wooden sheds, according to officials.
Kyiv’s secret services (SBU) stashed the attack drones inside the roofs of the sheds, which were loaded onto trucks that were driven to the perimeter of the air bases, Ukrainian authorities revealed in a statement shared on social media.
The roof panels were then lifted off by a remotely-activated device so the drones could fly out and enact their devastating attacks.
The dramatic and carefully planned Sunday assault took Russian President Vladimir Putin and his forces completely unaware.
Some 34% of Russia’s Tu-95 bomber fleet, equipped to carry nuclear payloads, was reportedly wiped out in the raids on five air bases across the country, the SBU said on Sunday.
A total of 41 Russian warplanes were hit in the strikes, causing an eye-watering $7 billion in damage, Ukrainian officials said.
The attack, which involved strikes on bases some 4,000 miles from the Ukrainian border, has already been branded “Russia’s Pearl Harbor” by gloomy pro-Moscow military bloggers.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the “absolutely brilliant outcome” of his country’s “longest-range operation” to date, writing on the messaging app Telegram.
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