On Sunday, June 1, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) executed one of its most ambitious and coordinated attacks to date – a covert drone operation codenamed “Spiderweb,” which struck four strategic Russian airfields: Belaya, Dyagilevo, Olenya, and Ivanovo. The results were devastating for Moscow’s air power. According to the SBU, 41 aircraft were hit, including rare and high-value assets like the Tu-95, Tu-22M3, and even the A-50 airborne early warning plane.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. In a Telegram post, President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed his gratitude to unnamed officials who have been involved in the “Spiderweb” operation, thanking them for what he called a successful and carefully planned special operation against Russian strategic aviation, awarding them with a range of state honors. “Ukraine will always be one step ahead”, he said, “in technological sophistication, in courage, and in the ability to attract the world’s attention and enlist the support of millions of human hearts.” “Today, I awarded the state awards of Ukraine to people without whom the “Spiderweb” would not have taken place. We have no right to name them – everything is still completely secret and will be for a long time to come. This is already a historic operation of the Security Service of Ukraine, which was carefully prepared and on this day a year ago entered its final stage, namely – the defeat of Russian military equipment. So far, the Ukrainian long-range has not yet reached. So accurately, as no one in Russia expected. And as justly, as the enemy’s strategic aviation deserves.”