June 4, 2025, 1:46 PM EDT
Satellite images of destroyed and damaged subject craft connected Russian bases person provided caller item into Ukraine’s caller unprecedented drone onslaught connected its almighty neighbor.
The images of destroyed and damaged aircraft, dated May 22 and June 4, amusement immoderate of Russia's prized subject assets parked and past destroyed.
Over the weekend, Ukraine's Security Service said that it had struck much than 40 bombers heavy wrong Russian territory successful an cognition dubbed "Spiderweb." Video released by Ukraine showed drones targeting the Belaya aerial basal successful the Irktusk region, astir 3,000 miles from Ukraine.
The cognition made headlines astir the world, some arsenic an illustration of Ukraine's willingness and ingenuity successful expanding the warfare beyond the beforehand lines arsenic good as the escalating hazard that drones airs to subject assets erstwhile thought to beryllium acold beyond the scope of adversaries.
Ukraine appears to person targeted Tu-95 and Tu-22 bombers, which are considered by subject analysts to be important to the Russian aerial force.
Beyond the subject importance, the demolition of the bombers was besides a stroke to Russia's planetary lasting and the representation of its president, Vladimir Putin.
Jason Abbruzzese is the adjunct managing exertion of tech and subject for NBC News Digital.

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