On June 1, 2025, Ukraine launched a coordinated wave of drone strikes deep into Russian territory in what it later revealed as Operation Spider Web—a complex, multi-region offensive using small, ...

Ukraine just executed a devastating blow to Vladimir Putin’s strategic air forces. Operation Spider Web, 18 months in the planning, deployed 117 drones near five military air fields deep inside ...

On 1 June 2025, the Security Service of Ukraine carried out a special operation codenamed Pavutyna ("Spider’s Web") and hit Russian strategic jets at four airfields. Vasyl Maliuk, Head of the Security ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A Ukrainian intelligence chief has revealed details of the secret ...

WSJ’s Ukraine Bureau Chief James Marson explains Ukraine’s clandestine drone attack, known as ‘Operation Spider’s Web,’ on Russia’s air force. Photo: Governor of Irkutsk region Igor Kobzev/Telegram ...

The new net launcher can be fitted to consumer drones widely used by Ukrainian forces. Net launchers are emerging as an effective weapon in done-versus-drone combat in Ukraine, as a series of videos ...