Ukraine’s Long-Range Drone Strikes on Russian Air Bases: Geopolitical Implications, Technological Innovations and the Global Debate on Hardened Military Infrastructure

On June 1, 2025, Ukraine executed a series of coordinated drone strikes, codenamed Operation Spider’s Web, targeting five Russian air bases across Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur regions, with reported damages to 41 aircraft, including Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 strategic bombers, as documented by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) in a press release dated June 2, … Leggi tutto Ukraine’s Long-Range Drone Strikes on Russian Air Bases: Geopolitical Implications, Technological Innovations and the Global Debate on Hardened Military Infrastructure