As a result of the drone strikes, 41 aircraft were shot down, including A-50, Tu-95, Tu-22 M3 and Tu-160, the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Vasily Malyuk said, APA reports, citing UNIAN.
Preparation and scale of Pautina Operation
The head of the Security Service of Ukraine headed the working group that prepared the special operation "Pautina" for more than a year and a half.
Logistics and the transfer of drone deployment into Russian territory
Selection of targets and purpose of attacks
He emphasized that the targets were completely legitimate - military airfields and planes bombing peaceful cities of Ukraine.
“Therefore, we are carrying out a real disarmament of the Russian Federation, because we are destroying military targets. Our strikes will continue as long as the Russian Federation continues to terrorize Ukrainians with missiles and “Shaheds”, - added Malyuk.
Strategic strike on Russian aviation
He noted that the drones immediately worked on targets at 4 military airfields of the Russian Federation - “Belaya”, “Dyagilevo”, “Olenya” and “Ivanovo”, and thanks to the plan, it was possible to hit most of the enemy aircraft at the same time: “In general, we are talking about the destruction of 34% of strategic carriers of cruise missiles at the main airfields of the Russian Federation. This is not just a crushing blow to enemy aviation, but a serious blow to the power and terrorist essence of the Russian Federation.”
Financial losses and the impact of the operation
According to him, the cost of the enemy’s downed strategic aviation is more than $ 7 billion. He thanked all the servicemen who participated in this historic operation, emphasizing that all participants in the operation have been in Ukraine for a long time:
Response to Russia and Ukraine's determination
“The enemy thought that he could bomb Ukraine with impunity forever and kill Ukrainians, 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. If necessary, we will also get out of the ground.”
President Zelensky's role and oversight of the operation
Malyuk said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy set the task of destroying enemy bombers and personally supervised the progress of the special operation.
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