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An operation by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) has hit "more than 40" Russian bombers at air bases "in the rear of the Russian Federation," a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent on June 1.

"Enemy strategic bombers are burning en masse in Russia — this is the result of a special operation by the SBU," the source said.

Video provided by the source shows what appears to be a row of heavy bomber aircraft on fire at an undisclosed location.

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[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago (10 children)

I'm always surprised that you'd leave stuff lying around like that when at war.

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago (8 children)

2500+ miles from the front line? where would you stash your arsenal of strategic bombers?

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 11 points 3 days ago

Exactly. The real story here isn't that they destroyed a bunch of bombers, destruction of the enemy's supplies and materiel is normal warfare. The real story is that Ukraine wasn't just being defensive, they went on an aggressive long range offensive, deep into Russian territory. The underlying threat is that if the Ukrainians can hit the Russian bombers, they can hit Russian cities. Russia has been bombing Ukrainian civilian targets, and Ukraine has now proven that they could do it too, if they choose to.

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