February 25, 2022 – Millerovo (Rostov): Tochka-U missile destroys at least one Su-30SM fighter jet. One of the earliest strategic hits.
August 9, 2022 – Saky Airbase (Crimea): Large explosions destroy or damage nine+ aircraft (Su-24, Su-30). Ukraine later confirms the attack.
December 5 & 26, 2022 – Engels-2 (Saratov) & Dyagilevo (Ryazan): Long-range drone strikes damage Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 bombers. Casualties and debris reported.

August 19, 2023 – Soltsy (Novgorod): Tu-22M3 bomber destroyed in a deep-strike drone raid.
August 27, 2023 – Kursk Khalino Airbase (Kursk): Strike hits four Su-30s, one MiG-29, S-300 radar, and two Pantsir systems.
August 30, 2023 – Pskov Airbase (Northwest Russia): Drone swarm damages or destroys four Il-76 military transport aircraft.
September 18, 2023 – Chkalovsky Airbase (Moscow Region): Sabotage damages an An-148, Il-20, and Mi-28 helicopter.
October 17, 2023 – Berdyansk and Luhansk (Occupied Ukraine): ATACMS missile strikes destroy helicopters, depots, and damage runways.

January 31, 2024 – Belbek Airbase (Crimea): Ukrainian strike causes reported damage to Russian aircraft and infrastructure.

April 5, 2024 – Morozovsk, Engels-2, Yeysk:
Morozovsk: Six Su-34s reportedly destroyed
Engels-2: Three Tu-95MS bombers hit
Yeysk: Two Su-25 aircraft destroyed

April 17, 2024 – Dzhankoi Airbase (Crimea): Missile strike hits S-400 air defense units, ammo depots, and critical infrastructure.
April 27, 2024 – Kushchyovskaya Airbase (Krasnodar): Glide bomb kits and potentially one Su-34 reportedly destroyed by drone strike.
May 15, 2024 – Belbek (Crimea): Powerful strike using ATACMS and drones destroys MiG-31s, Su-27s, and hits a fuel depot.
May 2024 – Voronezh-DM & Voronezh-M Strategic Radar Sites: Attacks damage early-warning radar systems, impairing Russian aerospace defense capabilities.

August 14, 2024 – Multi-Airbase Drone Wave:
Savasleyka (Nizhny Novgorod): MiG-31K base hit
Khalino (Kursk): Second strike in 2023–2024 sequence
Borisoglebsk & Baltimore (Voronezh): Fuel, weapons storage, and hangars reportedly damaged

June 1, 2025 – Operation “Spider’s Web”
Airbases hit: Belaya (Irkutsk), Olenya (Murmansk), Dyagilevo (Ryazan), Ivanovo
Claims: Over 40 aircraft hit, including Tu-95MS, Tu-22M3, and A-50 AEW&C
Damage: Estimated above $2 billion
Tactic: FPV drones launched from trucks hidden inside Russian territory.

Tu-95MS Strategic Bombers
Dec 2022 (Engels-2): At least 1 damaged
Apr 2024 (Engels-2): 3 bombers hit
Jun 2025 (Operation “Spider’s Web”): Included among 40+ aircraft hit (exact number unspecified)
Minimum confirmed: 5 x Tu-95M

Tu-22M3 Strategic Bombers
Dec 2022 (Dyagilevo): At least 1 damaged
Aug 2023 (Soltsy): 1 destroyed
Jun 2025 (Operation “Spider’s Web”): Included among 40+ aircraft hit (exact number unspecified)
Minimum confirmed: 2 x Tu-22M3

34% hit claim by Ukraine= ~44–48 aircraft damaged or destroyed.

Tu-95MS: ~50–60 total (22–27 active; some reports mention 45 older variants).

Tu-160: Fewer than 20 operational.

Tu-22M3: ~60 in service (40 recently observed at Olenya airbase).

Drones are the future of warfare.

Manned aircraft are not.

In total, 117 drones were used in the operation. And the corresponding number of drone operators worked. 34% of strategic cruise missile carriers at the airfields were hit.

Our people operated in different Russian regions - in three time zones. And our people were taken out of Russian territory on the eve of the operation, now they are safe - those who helped us.