SSU hit 41 strategic aviation aircraft at four airfields in Russia's rear - Maliuk
According to Ukrinform, citing the SSU, this was stated by the head of the special service, Lieutenant General Vasyl Maliuk.
The Security Service of Ukraine conducted an unprecedented and unique special operation to simultaneously destroy four military airfields in the rear of the Russian Federation.
According to Maliuk, the drone strikes hit 41 aircraft, including A-50s, Tu-95s, Tu-22 M3s, and Tu-160s.
"The destruction of enemy bombers is a task set by the President of Ukraine, Supreme Commander-in-Chief Volodymyr Zelensky. He personally supervised the course of the special operation, which was prepared by the Security Service. The enemy has been bombing our country almost every night from these aircraft, and today they actually felt that "retaliation is inevitable". The SSU is doing and will continue to do everything possible to protect Ukraine and stop Russian shelling," emphasized Maliuk.
The SSU Head headed the working team that prepared the special operation "Pavutyna" for more than a year and a half.
As a result, the SSU drones worked on targets at four Russian military airfields at once - Belaya, Diagilevo, Olenya and Ivanovo - and thanks to the plan, the largest number of enemy aircraft was hit at once.
"In total, 34% of strategic cruise missile carriers at the main airfields of the Russian Federation were hit. It was not just a crushing blow to enemy aircraft, but a serious slap in the face to the power and terrorist nature of the Russian Federation," emphasized Maliuk.
The estimated cost of the destroyed enemy strategic aircraft is over USD 7 billion.
According to the SSU Head, the special operation "Pavutyna" took place simultaneously in three time zones and was extremely complex from a logistical point of view.
Thus, first, the SSU sent fpv drones to Russia, and later - mobile wooden houses. Already on the territory of the Russian Federation, the drones were hidden under the roofs of the houses, placed on trucks. At the right moment, the roofs were remotely opened, and the drones flew to hit the designated targets - Russian bombers.
"In accordance with the laws and customs of war, we have worked out absolutely legitimate targets - military airfields and aircraft that bomb our peaceful cities. So we are actually demilitarizing the Russian Federation, because we are destroying military targets. And our strikes will continue as long as Russia terrorizes Ukrainians with missiles and shaheds," Maliuk said.
He thanked all the SSU officers involved in this historic special operation, emphasizing that all its participants have been in Ukraine for a long time.
"The enemy thought that it could bomb Ukraine and kill Ukrainians with impunity and endlessly. But this is not the case. We will respond to Russian terror and destroy the enemy everywhere - at sea, in the air and on the ground. And if necessary, we will get them out from under the ground," the SSU Head assured.
As Ukrinform reported, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the coordination center of the SSU's "Pavutyna" operation was located directly near one of the FSB's departments.
The Head of State thanked the SSU, the head of the special service Maliuk personally, and everyone involved in the operation.
