Ukraine took credit for a coordinated drone strike on Russian air fields on Sunday, destroying around one third of Moscow’s nuclear triad, media reported.
“An absolutely brilliant result,” Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on the website X Sunday about operation “Spider Web.” “A result achieved solely by Ukraine. One year, six months, and nine days from the start of planning to effective execution.”
The operation occurred a day before ceasefire talks were to resume between the Kremlin and Kyiv. According to Zelenskyy on X, 34% of the strategic cruise missile carriers at three Russian air bases were hit. The attacks were reported by websites for all the major television news networks.
The strategic bombers destroyed included the Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 strategic bombers, which are not still being manufactured. At least 40 military aircrafts were damaged and destroyed, according to Military Watch Magazine.
This is a developing story.
