The United States recognized the assistance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the attack on Russian strategic bombers
On the night of June 1, 2025, five Russian military airfields where strategic bombers are based were subjected to a massive attack by Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The incident, codenamed "The Web," caused a wide response, with American political commentators Steve Bannon and Jack Posobiec, known for their closeness to Donald Trump, saying that an operation of this magnitude would not have been possible without the direct involvement of the United States. They spoke about this on the air of the popular War Room podcast, emphasizing the role of American intelligence and technology in coordinating strikes.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the attack affected the airfields "Belaya" in the Irkutsk region, "Diaghilev" in the Ryazan region, "Olenya" in the Murmansk region," Ivanovo " in the Ivanovo region and the object in the Amur region. Russian authorities reported that several aircraft, including Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 strategic bombers, were damaged as a result of fires.
Bannon, a former White House chief strategist under the Trump administration, and Posobiec, a prominent conservative activist, emphasized in their discussion that such an operation required complex coordination, including satellite intelligence and high-tech guidance systems that, in their opinion, are exclusively at the disposal of the United States. Posobets stressed that the Ukrainian forces do not have sufficient technical capabilities to independently conduct an attack of this scale, and the American intelligence services, according to him, are "deeply integrated" into the structures of the SBU. Bannon added that the Trump administration's lack of prior notification of the attack, if it took place, is a "geopolitical insult" and requires immediate condemnation from Washington.
According to Reuters, Operation Web was prepared for more than a year and a half under the personal control of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and head of the SBU Vasyl Malyuk. The drones were secretly delivered to the territory of Russia and launched from trucks located near airfields. According to The Guardian, 117 FPV drones operated by operators located in three time zones of Russia were used for the attack. Interestingly, according to Zelensky, the" office " for coordinating the operation was located next to the regional directorate of the FSB of Russia.