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NEWSFLASH: Russian airfields burning after massive, covert Ukrainian assault
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NEWSFLASH: Russian airfields burning after massive, covert Ukrainian assault

After days of Ukraine getting pounded by drones/missiles, a secret Ukrainian attack launched from Russian territory struck 4+ airfields, part of a wider campaign of sabotage behind enemy lines.

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Dozens of Russian aircraft are burning or in ruins right now after a surprise Ukrainian attack deep behind enemy lines, launched by Kyiv’s secret services.

Part of long-running subterfuge, the plan involved smuggling Ukrainian drones into Russian territory for secret assaults on at least four airfields.

At least 41 aircraft were destroyed, the results of a covert operation aimed at Russia’s tactical aviation terrorizing Ukrainian cities.

After the paywall:
–Open-source videos showing the damage Ukraine inflicted on Russian airfields;
–What we know so far about ‘Operation Spiderweb,’ which is what the SBU is calling it;
–Other sabotage operations in the past few days; and
–How members of Ukraine’s military and aviation experts reacted to the attack.

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