Ukraine ‘strikes Russian airfields destroying nuke bombers’ in huge drone blitz as footage shows aircraft up in flames

Sun UK ^ | 6/1/2025 | Will Stewart Harvey Geh

[marcusmaximus]

TWO Russian airfields housing Putin's nuke bombers have reportedly been blitzed in an extraordinary drone strike - wiping out at least 40 aircraft.

A Ukrainian security official told Reuters that the SBU conducted a large drone attack on Tu-95 and Tu-22 strategic bombers - which Russia uses to fire long-range missiles at Ukraine.

The source did not specify where the drone attack took place, but Ukrainian media said that Olenya airbase - home to Russia’s Tu-95 strategic bombers - had been targeted.

The second base under fire is understood to be the Belaya nuclear airbase in eastern Siberia’s Irkutsk region - some 2,900 miles from Ukraine.

Russia's governor of the Murmansk region confirmed that the drone strike had taken place.

Unverified footage showed smoked billowing from mad Vlad's bases as Russian troops and civilians watched on in horror.

Ukraine’s Pravda Gerashchenko Telegram channel said: “A special operation 'Web' is being conducted to demilitarise Russia.

“The [SBU] report the destruction of Russian bomber aircraft behind enemy lines."

They added: “In particular, the destruction of more than 40 aircraft, including A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22M3.”

Local residents reported hearing explosions as swathes of Ukrainian UAVs struck Putin's bases.

[bert]

That which was Nazi in Germany is no more. The KKK was destroyed. Rome does not exist. Neither does Latin.

[BobL]

“You have been cheering for WWIII for three years. Well, here you go”

If this is as bad as the Neocons are claiming, then there’s only one way Putin survives in office, and if I were living in Berlin, London, or Paris, I’d very quickly start my Summer Holiday.

[bert]

The essence of that which is Russian being destroyed is a step forward into a Russia less future

[bert]

Russia was not punched in the mouth

Mother Russia took a gut shot.

[NFHale]

Interesting… they still have TU-95s….. we still have B-52s…

[Allegra]

[JonPreston]

And here comes bert the internationalist, finally getting his war in Ukraine. But will he or his family go? Are you kidding?

[Who is John Galt?]

You should be happy Zelensky decimated Russia’s strategic nuclear bomber fleet today. The U.S. is a safer place now.

Zeepers have been insisting since the war started that there is ZERO chance of things escalating into a nuclear conflict. How can the U.S. be "a safer place now", unless you've been lying to us for three years?

;^)

[Carry_Okie]

He will keep pushing until he meets resistance. Where should he finally meet resistance? The Baltics? Berlin? Paris? Lisbon?

If we build nukes to power our economy and ship oil and gas cheap, Putin won't have an economy to power such aspirations. The war in Ukraine is best stopped right here.

[JonPreston]

if I were living in Berlin, London, or Paris, I’d very quickly start my Summer Holiday.

Seems so. It's going to be hard for Putin to ignore who is arming Ukraine. Trump didn't need this and neither does America.

[Steven Tyler]

....I’m generally glad Ukraine can deliver some punishment...

You are one sick twisted “person”

[marcusmaximus]

The fewer strategic nuclear bombers Russia have, the safer we are.

[piasa]

You guys are like the folks the bible warns about, who call evil good, and good evil.
You are wired backwards.

[BobL]

“Seems so. It’s going to be hard for Putin to ignore who is arming Ukraine. Trump didn’t need this and neither does America.”

I think we’re initially safe regarding the US, unless we have fingerprints on the drones, but I can see decapitation strikes on European capitals. Personally, I’m not surprised, considering what their leaders have been saying (remember what Rush often said: “Words mean things”).

I think the bigger question will be our response after the European decapitation strikes, or EMP strikes. No doubt Trump’s instincts are to keep the upcoming war in Europe, but he will take a lot of arrows if he does so. With Trump, as always, it’s impossible to predict what he does.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Are you as sick as I am with the Putin is Hitler thing? Look at the map—Putin couldn’t take Kiev, how could he take Warsaw or Berlin—or even Paris? Fear sells and lots of folks are getting rich pushing this message. Some, so it seems, will not be happy until we are forced into WW III. They will rest on their homes in Barbados as the world burns homing to make a fortune in the reconstruction.

[marcusmaximus]

[17th Miss Regt]

I noticed in the pic provided in post 27 that there were Tu-160 bombers at the base, but no mention of their destruction. The Tu-22M3s and Tu-95s are the ones that are being used against Ukraine.

I suspect an American hand is limiting Ukrainian targeting of the Tu-160s because of their nuclear strike role. If you destroy all of the Tu-160 bombers you nearly wipe out one of their branches of their nuclear triad, which could be dangerously destabilizing.

[marcusmaximus]

I agree. Ukraine only hit the Russian aircraft that were being used against them.

[Who is John Galt?]

The fewer strategic nuclear bombers Russia have, the safer we are.

So, you've been lying to us for three years. Hey, tell us again about Miss Ukraine going to the front to kill Russians with her airsoft rifle:

;^)

[mac_truck]

But even Putin has been told that if he attacks in Europe Russia and Putin are finished. He can’t even capture Ukraine, NATO would obliterate his armed forces.

You should really confine your remarks to subjects you actually know something about rather than this steaming pile of dog 💩.

Of course if you did that you wouldn't have anything much to say, would you?