Comment:  Ukraine strike on Russia's Strategic Bomber Force is compared to the Strike on Pearl Harbor.  This video is a powerful analysis of what has happened.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb0bFNabTPk

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"Kremlin in Crisis: Operation Spiderweb Exposes Internal Collapse"

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Comment:  AI Analysis

Russia Pearl Harbor Operation

On June 1, 2025, Ukraine launched an operation codenamed "Spider's Web," deploying 117 drones to attack five Russian airbases, resulting in significant damage to Russian military aircraft. The operation targeted airbases in Olenya, Dyagilevo, Ivanovo, Belaya, and Ukrainka, causing an estimated $7 billion in damage according to Ukrainian officials.

The attack has been compared to Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 due to its unexpected nature and the extensive damage inflicted on strategic Russian assets. Ukrainian intelligence successfully smuggled drones into Russia, concealing them in wooden containers mounted on trucks, and launching them remotely.

According to Ukrainian sources, the operation destroyed or damaged over 40 Russian military aircraft, including strategic bombers like the Tu-160, Tu-95, and Tu-22M, as well as an A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft. Satellite images have confirmed damage to Russian airbases, particularly at Belaya airbase in Siberia.

The operation was orchestrated by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and took 18 months to plan and execute. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that the operation was carried out independently by Ukraine without NATO or Western involvement.

Following the attack, Russian officials declared a state of emergency at some affected airbases and described the incident as a terrorist attack. The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed the attacks but claimed that defenses had repelled them in three of the five regions.

Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine resumed in Istanbul on June 2, 2025, amidst discussions about potential retaliation and the implications of the drone strikes