This will be in textbooks.
— Maria Avdeeva (@maria_avdv) June 1, 2025
Ukraine secretly delivered FPV drones and wooden mobile cabins into Russia. The drones were hidden under the roofs of the cabins, which were later mounted on trucks.
At the signal, the roofs opened remotely. Dozens of drones launched directly from the… pic.twitter.com/sJyG3WyYYI
Ukraine smuggled the drones into Russia, followed later by small wooden mobile cabins, people familiar said. The drones were then concealed under the roofs of the structures, which had been loaded on to lorries. On Sunday, the roofs were remotely opened and the drones launched… https://t.co/mdJ3pybSpo
— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) June 1, 2025
Pretty dramatic day in Russia: Ukrainian drones have reportedly attacked four Russia air bases, destroying a significant number of strategic bombers and radar planes. (Tu-95s, Tu-22, A-50)
— Justin Ling (@justinling.ca) June 1, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Russian milbloggers are furious. One calls it a "black day," another says they need to nuke Kyiv.
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NEW | Pictures are emerging of the preparation of the operation Ukraine carried out today, using drones inside trucks.
— Michael Horowitz (@michaelhorowitz.bsky.social) June 1, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Ukrainian sources suggest the attack has been in the works for the past year and a half.
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People in Russia are filming drones they claim came out of trucks pic.twitter.com/lWj1b4FkoE
— Michael A. Horowitz (@michaelh992) June 1, 2025
Video showing drone launched from truck. https://t.co/mf8ErnLKNf pic.twitter.com/0MbXD7fKo6
— Def Mon (@DefMon3) June 1, 2025
🔥Chief of the Security Service of Ukraine Lieutenant General Vasyl Malyuk during preparations for Operation "Web", which resulted in a massive strike on Russian strategic bombers.
— Cloooud |🇺🇦 (@GloOouD) June 1, 2025
The most vulnerable spot was determined for each aircraft. pic.twitter.com/mCFIwd4sFY
AxiosA Ukrainian official has confirmed to Axios that Ukraine provided advance notice to the Trump administration regarding today's attack on Russian airbases.
— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) June 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Plenty of us have come up with stuff like this. It's just that not enough people in the right places are listening. https://t.co/5zaWLnO9wn
— Tom Shugart (@tshugart3) June 1, 2025
A reminder, given today's Ukrainian drone strikes, that it is becoming borderline-insane that we routinely allow ships *owned and operated by DoD-designated Chinese military companies* to sit in our ports with thousands of containers onboard and under their control. https://t.co/7AgDgKkE7O
— Tom Shugart (@tshugart3) June 1, 2025
Imagine, on game-day, containers at railyards, on Chinese-owned container ships in port of offshore, on trucks parked at random properties, etc., spewing forth thousands of drones that sally forth and at least mission-kill the crown jewels of the USAF. Entirely feasible IMO.
— Tom Shugart (@tshugart3) June 1, 2025
For over a decade I have outlined the exact scenario as we just saw in Russia. It could happen in the U.S. tomorrow. This was a pivotal event. U.S. military and political leadership cannot live in partial denial of this threat anymore. Our most prized aircraft are sitting ducks.
— Tyler Rogoway (@Aviation_Intel) June 1, 2025