Sources in the Ukrainian SBU tell the Kyiv Independent that a coordinated Sunday morning operation at four different airfields deep inside Russia – including a base near Mongolia and another in the Arctic Ocean coastal region of Murmansk – has destroyed “more than 40” of dictator Vladimir Putin’s heavy bomber aircraft using drones launched from “mobile wooden houses” staged nearby.
“The SBU first transported FPV drones to Russia, and later on the territory of the Russian Federation, the drones were hidden under the roofs of mobile wooden houses, already placed on trucks. At the right moment, the roofs of the houses were opened remotely, and the drones flew to hit Russian bombers,” a source told the Independent, adding “SBU drones are practicing on aircraft that bomb Ukrainian cities every night. Currently, more than 40 aircraft are known to have been hit, including the A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3.” It’s not clear how large of a dent this is to Russia’s aerial bombardment capacity. Kyiv is going to hype this up no matter what but 40-odd bombers is definitely a lot. Still, without a frame of reference it’s hard to know how big of a deal it is.