Satellite images have confirmed the destruction of 13 Russian military aircraft at the Belaya and Olenya air bases during the Ukrainian Operation Spider’s Web.

The destroyed aircraft include strategic bombers Tu-95, long-range supersonic Tu-22M3 bombers, and a military transport plane An-12.

Satellite images from Planet Labs, dated June 4, of the Russian Belaya air base in the Irkutsk region, Russia, confirm the destruction of the aircraft as a result of an attack by Ukrainian FPV drones. Schemes: Corruption in Detail — RFERL Radio Svoboda published these images.

These photos show the destruction of at least seven strategic bombers: three Tu-95s and four Tu-22s.

Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 are destroyed at the Belaya air base. June 4, 2025. Photo credits: Radio Svoboda/Planet Labs

However, OSINT researchers from the Oko Gora Telegram channel, comparing images from June 2 and June 4, discovered that one of the Tu-95 aircraft was either replaced by the Russians or quickly repaired and cleaned to make it appear undamaged.

The fourth Tu-95 destroyed at the Belaya air base. June 2025. Photo credits: t.me/oko_gora

This aircraft had suffered serious damage and burn marks following the attack.

Therefore, it can be concluded that not three, but four Tu-95 strategic bombers were destroyed at the Russian Belaya air base.

A SAR satellite image from June 2, which was shared on social media, shows the destruction of four Russian Tu-95 bombers and one An-12 transport aircraft at the Olenya air base in the Murmansk region.

Satellite image of the Olenya air base for June 2, 2025. Photo credits: @bayraktar_1love

Thus, the analysis of satellite images, footage from Ukrainian drones, and social media posts confirms the destruction of at least 12 airborne missile carriers at Russian airfields — 8 Tu-95 bombers, 4 Tu-22M3 bombers, and one military transport An-12 aircraft.

Destruction of Russian Tu-95 strategic bombers. June 1, 2025. Freeze frames from the video

Details

On the afternoon of June 1, the Security Service of Ukraine launched drone attacks on several Russian military airfields inside Russian territory. The special operation was named Spider’s Web and had been in preparation for a year and a half. Online communities have called this day the new Tsushima for Russian military aviation.

According to official information, the Security Service of Ukraine used 117 strike drones, which were transported on trucks.

In his address on the same day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shared key details of the operation, noting that the operation’s “office” inside Russia was located near the FSS headquarters.