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5 min readUkraine's "Trojan Horse" Drone Strike Against Russia's Strategic Bombers
In a single day, Ukraine destroyed or damaged 41 of Russia's most valuable strategic bombers—TU-95 and TU-160 aircraft worth an estimated $4.8 billion—using cheap FPV drones that cost between $200 and $1,000 each. The attack, which Asmongold calls "one of the most covert daring military operations you'll ever see," targeted five different Russian air bases and a navy base, with one target located 3,000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border—deep inside Russian territory near Mongolia.
The Trojan Horse Mechanism
The operation, reportedly called "Spider Web" and planned over 18 months, relied on a simple but ingenious delivery method. Ukrainian operatives hid FPV attack drones inside the roofs of wooden cabins mounted on trucks. Russian truck drivers—unaware of what they were carrying—drove these trucks deep into Russia and parked them near military air bases. When the signal was given, the cabin roofs opened remotely, and dozens of drones launched directly from the trucks "like a wasp nest."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:30) **Ukraine's "Trojan Horse" Drone Attack** - Asmongold introduces the core story: a covert Ukrainian operation that used drones smuggled into Russia on trucks to destroy strategic bombers.
- 2 (01:30) **The Asymmetry of Drone Warfare vs. Expensive Jets** - Asmongold marvels at the cost-effectiveness and strategic implications of using cheap drones to destroy multi-million dollar bombers.
- 3 (03:47) **Watching the Attack Footage** - Asmongold plays and reacts to video footage of the drones striking the Russian airbase, highlighting the scale of the destruction.
- 4 (04:46) **The Strategic and Moral Implications of the Strike** - Asmongold argues the attack is a legitimate military action with no civilian collateral damage, hitting only military targets.
- 5 (06:27) **Scale of the Operation and Ukraine's Shift in Strategy** - Asmongold contextualizes this as the largest deep-strike operation into Russia by Ukraine, signaling a strategic shift from a purely defensive posture.
- 6 (08:05) **Russia's Lack of Air Defense and the "Iron Net" Failure** - Asmongold expresses disbelief that Russia did not have adequate anti-drone defenses at such a critical base.
- 7 (10:10) **The "Trojan Horse" Mechanism Explained** - Asmongold details the operation's methodology, comparing it to the Trojan Horse or the pager attack on Hezbollah.
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