Russia claims foreign involvement in Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb: SBU responds
Photo: Russia claims to have found foreign involvement in Operation Spider Web; Ukraine's Security Service responds (Getty Images)
The Russian FSB claimed to have found a British trace in the operation Spiderweb to destroy Russian strategic aviation. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) responded.
"Today, Russian special services made another so-called sensational statement that the special operation Spiderweb was allegedly carried out under the supervision of foreign partners and did not cause significant damage to Russian troops," the SBU press service said.
Spiderweb is a unique, complex, and multi-level special operation that the SBU carried out exclusively on its own.
"We will respond to Russian terror and destroy the enemy everywhere—at sea, in the air, and on land. And if necessary, we will get them from under the ground," said SBU Chairman Lieutenant General Vasyl Maliuk.
Background
Earlier, Russian FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov said that British special services were allegedly involved in Operation Spider Web, during which Ukrainian Armed Forces drones attacked Russian airfields.
"The British provided propaganda support for it, feeding the media information about the alleged enormous damage and the exclusively Ukrainian authorship of the sabotage," said the head of the FSB.
Operation Spiderweb
The SBU's special operation, Spiderweb, took place on June 1, 2025. The head of the SBU said that 41 Russian aircraft were hit as a result of the Russian attack. Most of them were strategic bombers.
The drones hit 4 military bases: Belaya, Dyagilevo, Olenya, and Ivanovo. The SBU also calculated how much Russia lost in one day of the Ukrainian special operation.
