On 1 June, Ukraine launched a daring attack on Russian military bases, inflicting billions of dollars of damage using inexpensive drones in a secret operation codenamed Spiderweb.
Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub
Smuggling 117 drones into Russian territory over 18 months, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, proved he still had cards to play in the war. The Guardian’s Russian affairs reporter, Pjotr Sauer, explains how the daring operation will make military commanders across the world rethink national security
Operation Spiderweb: a visual guide to Ukraine’s destruction of Russian aircraft ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/02/operation-spiderweb-visual-guide-ukraine-drone-attack-russian-aircraft
‘He’s a bulldog’: the man behind the success of Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/06/the-man-behind-the-success-of-ukraine-operation-spiderweb-russia
Ukraine launches major drone attack on Russian bombers, security official says ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/01/ukraine-launches-major-drone-attack-on-russian-bombers-security-official-says
The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg
Sign up to the Guardian’s free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition
Website ► https://www.theguardian.com
Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian
Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian
The Guardian on YouTube:
The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs
Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs
Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs
Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs
It’s Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs
Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs
#operationspiderweb #ukrainewar #modernwarfare #ukraine #russia #drones #droneattacks #spiderweb
