Overview

• The SBU’s ‘Spider Web’ operation, overseen by President Zelensky and prepared for over 18 months, used clandestinely introduced FPV drones launched from within Russia.
• Drones targeted four airbases—including Belaya in Irkutsk and Olenia in Murmansk—damaging or destroying 41 aircraft, among them Tu-95 and Tu-22 strategic bombers.
• Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed fires at bases in Murmansk and Irkutsk, reported no military or civilian casualties, and said suspects were arrested.
• Ukrainian and Russian delegations began talks in Istanbul on June 2, with Kyiv pressing for an unconditional ceasefire and prisoner releases while Moscow demands security guarantees and territorial concessions.
• On the ground, Russian forces continue advances in Ukraine’s Sumy region, intensifying pressure on Ukrainian defenses as diplomacy proceeds.