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30%+ of Russian Air Force’s fleet of long-range nuke-capable strategic bombers damaged/destroyed during Ukrainian Security Service op.

2025-06-02

[PUBLISH.TWITTER] Follow up to this and this from yesterday.

30% or more of the Russian Air Force’s fleet of long-range nuclear-capable strategic bombers were reportedly damaged and/or destroyed during today’s operation by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU), in what Russian milbloggers are calling “Russia’s Pearl Harbor” pic.twitter.com/YaVUA2oPwS
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) June 1, 2025

Courtesy of 3dc, something to ponder:

ATTENTION!

So, it appears Zelenskyy gave the go ahead to attack parked Russian nuclear capable bombers without informing @realDonaldTrump (if true that our President was not consulted nor informed, this isn’t simply a breach of protocol. It’s a geopolitical insult and a warning… pic.twitter.com/L976NhwFy6
— General Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) June 1, 2025

Posted by:Fred

#12 FWIW there were 8 messages today on UVB-76 the Russian numbers radio station (example: 15:44 Moscow Time "NZhTI 09849 UTKOROY 5470 9627". In a nutshell "that's not comforting"

Posted by: Clem+Elmish4239 2025-06-02 16:16

#11

What losses did Ukraine inflict on Russia ?

Ukrainian authorities claim 40 aircraft were hit, 34% of Russia's strategic aviation fleet.

Confirmed: 5 Tu-95 strategic bombers + transport.

Russia has 58 Tu-95..
Russia also has 19 Tu-160 and 55 Tu-22.
Total: 132 strategic… pic.twitter.com/Sh0sw7cSJ4
— Diana Panchenko 🇺🇦 (@Panchenko_X) June 2, 2025

Posted by: badanov 2025-06-02 14:18

#10 So don't be surprised the next time the Houthis sink an oil tanker with a Russian drone.

Posted by: Abu Uluque 2025-06-02 13:07

#9 The last time I looked there was a dearth of hangers at Diego - and Barksdale etc. if they actually took 18 months to plan this exercise there is no way the US/UK intel sides weren’t read in, consulted and gave it their blessing. And the Russians (and the Chinese- at a minimum) know that. I’d anticipate asymmetric repercussions

Posted by: Griter+Slash1619 2025-06-02 13:00

#8 ^ They're busy minding the kids.

Whistleblower accuses Biden admin of leaving thousands of migrant child trafficking reports uninvestigated

Posted by: Skidmark 2025-06-02 12:09

#7 Thank goodness we haven't let millions of unvetted military-age men into the US.

Posted by: Matt 2025-06-02 11:52

#6 How Ukraine's Op Spiderweb unfolded: Dramatic footage shows drones flying out of trucks after Russian drivers were 'tricked by Kyiv'

Posted by: Skidmark 2025-06-02 11:26

#5 Don't worry about Zelensky not consulting Trump before the attack. Putin won't consult with Trump before the retaliation either.

Posted by: Abu Uluque 2025-06-02 10:36

#4 ... plus one IL-76 ISR aircraft

Posted by: badanov 2025-06-02 10:18

#3 From Zerohedge:

"Satellite images show at least four Tu-22M3 bombers & three Tu-95MS bombers destroyed."

Posted by: Angstrom 2025-06-02 10:13

#2 Now, about all those uninspected Chinese container ships sitting in US ports....

Posted by: Mercutio 2025-06-02 08:42

#1 How Zelensky's men plotted 'Op Spider's Web' that blew $7bn hole in Putin's 'irreplaceable' nuke bomber fleet: Experts warn of 'violent' response from humiliated Kremlin after 'Russia's Pearl Harbor'

Posted by: Skidmark 2025-06-02 00:52

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