Kiev has dealt a severe blow to the rear of the Russian Federation's armed forces, Channel 24 reported.
According to media reports, over 40 Russian fighter jets were hit in a special operation by the Security Service of Ukraine, including A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3 strategic bombers.
The video shows the burning airfield at the Belaya military base in Far Siberia, and the voice of the head of the SBU, Lieutenant General Vasyl Malyuk, commenting on the operation, can be heard.
According to Channel 24 sources, the special operation is called “Spiderweb“, and according to preliminary information, the Russian losses are estimated at 2 billion dollars.
This comes after Moscow launched one of the longest drone and missile attacks on Kiev, recalls bloombergtv.bg.
According to a statement from the SBU, “enemy strategic bombers are burning en masse in Russia“. It says that Ukraine is conducting “large-scale special operation aimed at destroying enemy bombers“.
Ukraine has attacked similar aircraft before, but never on this scale. Videos show how attack drones are directed at their targets while on the runway. It is unclear how the attack was organized, but given the small size of the drones involved, it is likely to have been carried out from Russian territory.
Ukrainian drones attacked a military base near the village of Sredny on Sunday, Igor Kobzev, governor of the Irkutsk region, which is about 5,190 km from Moscow, said in a statement on Telegram. He did not specify the extent of the damage. The village of Sredny is in close proximity to the Belaya military base.
Russian Telegram channels also published unverified reports of a drone attack near the city of Olenegorsk, about 1,840 km from Moscow. The Olenya air base is located near Olenegorsk.
Bloomberg was unable to independently confirm reports of extensive damage to Russian military bases. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Earlier on Sunday, Ukraine was subjected to one of the longest-ever barrages of Russian missiles and drones, with sirens blaring for more than 9 hours. The incidents came as Moscow and Kiev prepare to send delegations to Turkey for a second round of peace talks on Monday.
The first round on May 16, the first in more than three years, ended with an agreement on a prisoner swap and discussions about a potential ceasefire. Russia has not yet signaled whether the incidents could affect the talks.
Separately, Russia's main investigative body opened criminal investigations on Sunday after two bridges blew up in regions bordering Ukraine, crushing passing trains, causing at least seven deaths and scores of injuries.
Authorities have classified the incidents as "terrorist attacks," Svetlana Petrenko, a spokeswoman for the country's Investigative Committee, said in comments broadcast on state television channel Rossiya 24.
A section of a road bridge in Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, hit a passenger train en route to Moscow shortly before midnight on Saturday, regional governor Alexander Bogomaz said in a Telegram post. The number of injured is 66, he said.
Hours later, a similar incident occurred in Kursk, which also borders Ukraine. A railway bridge there collapsed as a freight train was passing, Governor Alexander Khinshtein said. The locomotive crew has been hospitalized.
It is unclear whether the two explosions are related.
The Russian government, including Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, has been notified of both incidents, the state news agency TASS reported, citing Transport Ministry head Roman Starovoit.
Ukraine has not yet made an official comment on the incidents. However, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Ukrainian Counter-Propaganda Center, said on Sunday that the Kremlin may be "preparing the ground for breaking off negotiations," adding that this was not the first time Russia had carried out "false flag" attacks.