The belief is that 34% of Russia's total strategic bombing fleet was destroyed in one shot. The real number could be higher considering it uses Russia's own numbers for their fleet, and that number may not be fully operational. Many of the planes destroyed were armed and likely caused Russia's weekly Monday barrage to be neutered.
It's highly likely that Ukraine just destroyed the main bombing fleet that has terrorized Ukraine to the point they will no longer be able to engage in swarming volleys of missiles as they once did.
It cannot be understated how much of a complete disaster this is to Russia and coup it is for Ukraine. This is their main NATO deterrence bombing fleet decimated in a day.
Last edited by Firebot; 06-02-2025 at 08:55 AM.
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