Posted on 06/01/2025 11:11:55 AM PDT by NoLibZone
Ukraine launched a "large-scale" drone attack deep into Russian territory that security officials claim destroyed 40 military bombers as it gears up for another round of talks in Istanbul to explore prospects of a ceasefire.
A Ukrainian security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press that the attack took over a year and a half to execute and was personally supervised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The operation saw drones transported in containers carried by trucks deep into Russian territory, he said. The drones hit airfields including the Belaya air base in Russia's Irkutsk region, more than 2,500 miles from Ukraine. It is the first time that a Ukrainian drone has been seen in the region, local Gov. Igor Kobzev told AP, stressing that it did not present a threat to civilians.
While White House spokespeople declined to comment on the attack, administration sources told CBS News on Sunday that the White House was not aware it was coming.
The drone attack came as Kyiv announced a Russian military strike killed at least 12 soldiers at an army training site. Ukraine's air force said 472 Russian drones were launched — the biggest number since the full-scale invasion three years ago.
Russian forces also launched seven missiles alongside the barrage of drones, said Yuriy Ignat, head of communications for the Ukrainian air force.
The training unit is located to the rear of the 620-mile active front line, where Russian reconnaissance and strike drones are able to strike.
Meanwhile, explosions caused two bridges to collapse and derailed two trains in western Russia overnight, officials said Sunday, without saying what had caused the blasts. In one of the incidents, seven people were killed and dozens were injured.
There is no way that Russia is this vulnerable and weak.
One week Ukraine comes with an inches of Putin's personal helicopter.
And this week they launched draws 2500 miles deep into Russia?
IF true: How many more drones are waiting to be activated deep inside Russia?
Real journalists used to require that, too.
BREAKING — The White House claims that it was not aware of today's large-scale drone attack by Ukraine against the Russian Air Force: CBS News— Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz)
videos are coming in, but that can be faked or from a few months ago.
Euros, crawl under your desks, hug your knees and kiss your azzes goodbye.
It looks to be true.
May it be
May it be so!
Oh, it may well have occurred, but I just don’t trust anonymous sources.
Is Russia falling?
Hail Mary nukes?
On the bright side, Ukraine has “Claims”. As they are losing 10 to 12 cities a day. The new definition of winning! I called the psychic hotline. Their winning will only increase in the next .few months. It will stop, when Russia gets tired of losing and is worn down due to lack of volunteers and weapons, any day now. Was advised to hold my breath. I’ll pass, would probably have a negative effect on flatulence after being around so much horse pucky.
Praying for WWIII. Evil. Demented.
Given all the prep time involved this is not something that can repeated often. Amazing to watch how effective against the fleet of jets, but it will quickly be forgotten.
Remember the pager attacks against Hezbollah? Astonishing when it happened but also not repeatable.
In the long term both of these attacks have little actual effect on the conclusion of the conflicts.
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This war has certainly given us a peek at what future conflicts could look like.
I think the answer is a swift and conclusive attack and then a quick peace is the answer. Otherwise these things grind out and these “death by a thousand cuts” attacks will start to drain your opponent.
And losing a bunch of bombers is a significant loss for anyone.
The world of journalism this means they know who talked and the editor knows who talked. They just don’t publish the names.
This technique is as old as newsprint. There is nothing “sketchy” about it.
The thousands of Chinese sleeper agents that Biden let into this country will be doing this and more in the United States.
Losing a bunch of bombers has both a short term tactical impact AND a long term strategic impact. You don’t order Russian bombers from an Iranian drone factory. They cost real money and take real time to replace.
And if they were being used in the war, other resources will have to be allocated to replace them.
In military terms, if this is half true, this would be a significant attack, akin to sinking a large ship.
“BREAKING — The White House claims that it was not aware of today’s large-scale drone attack by Ukraine against the Russian Air Force: CBS News”
I suspect that’s the case, given the timing. It’s hard to see the negotiations that Trump worked so hard on being undermined by Trump himself - hopefully Russia agrees with that rationale. Of course that doesn’t mean people working under Trump didn’t know.
Remember the pager attacks against Hezbollah? Astonishing when it happened but also not repeatable.
Next it will be goats asssss
That’s a really weird post to make.
Which one of Putin’s inner circle are you?
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