OPERATION SPIDER WEB
SARASIJ MAJUMDER
BRAVO, UKRAINE!! But it may not be the gamechanger.
Russians were caught in a security and surveillance napping by the Ukrainians doing something so simple that Russians even not thought that Ukraine would be planning such a thing! Similar to Kursk offensive, just happened in the recent past.
Ukraine has kept their planned drone attack on 6 Russian airfields secret not just from Pentagon — but from every other foreign intelligence service.
It is rumored that an alert of the imminent attack was communicated to Russia, by Ukraine. But there is no credible confirmation of that I could find out.
WHAT WAS THE OPERATION “SPIDER WEB”:
The “OPERATION Spider’s Web” was prepared for more than a year and a half. It is reported that it was personally controlled by the President of Ukraine, and the plan was implemented by the SBU, headed by Vasyl Malyuk.
This operation was extremely complicated in logistical terms.
First, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) transported 117 FPV drones to the Russian Federation, and then mobile wooden houses, later placing the houses in trucks and hiding the drones under their covers.
At the right moment, the covers opened remotely, and the drones were launched to attack the Russian Air Bases.
The sources also said that the people who took part in the operation are of Russians in origin, and have been in Ukraine for a long time.
SBU launched Operation Spider Web on June 1, 2025, after 1:00 am, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). It was a bold, long-range drone strike deep inside Russia. Using 117 AI-powered drones hidden in truck-mounted sheds, the SBU targeted five key airbases, housing nuclear-capable, long-range bombers destroying or damaging over 40 aircraft, including strategic bombers and A-50 planes.
THE EFFECT:
Explosions were reported across five time zones—from the Arctic Circle city of Murmansk to the Amur region, more than 8,000 km from Ukraine.
Russia’s Defense Ministry acknowledged strikes in MURMANSK, IRKUTSK, IVANOVO, RYAZAN, AND AMUR.
RUSSIA claimed only Murmansk and Irkutsk saw aircraft damage, insisting that other attacks were repelled. But satellite photos reviewed shortly after the strike show clearly identified airfields corresponding to Ukrainian targets tell different story.
Top Pentagon officials came to know late may be because of week end and TIME ZONE difference.
The U.S. denied any involvement with the clandestine operation inside Russia by Ukraine that led to the destruction of a large number of the presently operational strategic nuclear deterrence aircrafts of RUSSIA — which may be currently utilized to launch Cruise Missiles towards the Ukrainian cities.
The reason why so many Russian planes got blown up because they may be loaded with Cruise Missiles and had full tanks of gasoline, ready for take-off.
Russia, may be, was planning a massive strike on Ukraine, to influence for last scheduled “peace talks” in Istanbul.
The message they wanted to send to Ukraine was: — “SURRENDER OR GET ROASTED.”
Ukraine wrote the same script before inside Russia!
The biggest issue for Russia is that they don’t know how many more secret hidden surprises Ukraine still may kept planted in Russia. Russia is very large!
FSB (present successor of erstwhile KGB) will now be surely screening all the cargo containers mounted with hidden roof compartments. But- it will not be an easy job to accomplish effectively, and fast!! And this will surely affect the transportation logistics inside RUSSIA.
And is Ukraine secretly planning something completely different now?? Who Knows!!
Zelenskyy for a change rewrote the rulebook.
MY OPINION:
Strategic bombers may not play important role, and for that matter any role in the present Ukrainian war. Their job is to act as a deterrent to USA nuclear attack. This covert operation by UKRAINE had the danger to trigger a nuclear war had Russia mistaken it for beginning of a NATO first strike on its nuclear assets. NATO, and USA shall be careful before giving so much free hand to Zelenskyy.
Had the Ukrainians instead targeted the Air Bases where SU-35s are stationed, for instance, they could have inflicted a very serious setback to Russia’s war effort by reducing their ability to launch the Glide Bombs that are devastating the Ukrainian troops. Rather than targeting military assets that threaten Ukraine, they chose to attack assets that ONLY threaten the USA.
The method used to launch the attack using hidden compartments in the top of shipping containers was very clever and resourceful but also unfortunately a onetime Trick and Tactics. It can’t be repeated.
The Russians will obviously be stopping and inspecting incoming containers at every border crossing and within a hundred kilometers of every significant military facility, before allowing it to move forward.
All in all, a great headline grab for propaganda purposes, but a squandered effort in terms of helping the Ukrainian war effort.
LESSON FOR INDIA:
India has an OPEN BORDER with NEPAL, and a POROUS BORDER with BANGLADESH.
The same, or similar attack can be planned by Pakistan, China, or Bangladesh. All three of them are operating closely against INDIA. Pakistan has fought 6 wars, and China 1 War, and three border skirmishes. Bangladesh has invited China for a joint operation against India at ‘Chicken Neck’.
India shall take appropriate precautionary measure.
REFERENCES: –
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/02/operation-spiderweb-visual-guide-ukraine-drone-attack-russian-aircraft
- https://www.csis.org/analysis/how-ukraines-spider-web-operation-redefines-asymmetric-warfare
- https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/world/europe/ukraine-russia-drone-strikes.html
- https://www.kyivpost.com/
- https://english.nv.ua/
- IMAGES: – From GOOGLE.
- ALL INFORMATION ARE IN PUBLIC DOMAIN.
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