NATO confirms 40 Russian aircraft damaged in Ukraine’s Spider's Web operation

Espreso journalist Tetiana Vysotska reported the information.

"All EU member states, who are also NATO members, have discussed these operations—either at the ambassador level or with ministers speaking to journalists. They all have evaluated it very positively and with great interest. However, some remarked that they don't know how Putin will respond, as he has not yet given a response," she said.

Vysotska added that Europeans think the Russians are preparing something, which also raises concerns within NATO countries.

"Also, today under the condition of anonymity, one NATO official—who is not a politician or a diplomat, but a NATO employee—said that this was indeed a very large operation, and 40 Russian aircraft were damaged. This is the official NATO figure, they have counted. It actually matches the Ukrainian statistics, so Ukraine is not lying—it was indeed a successful and powerful operation. NATO confirms this," the journalist emphasized.

• On June 1, 2025, the Security Service of Ukraine conducted a major Spider’s Web operation to destroy Russian bombers.
• The head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Vasyl Maliuk, disclosed the details of the historic special Spider’s Web operation, which resulted in the downing of more than 40 Russian military aircraft.
• Ukraine is achieving remarkable success and demonstrating a groundbreaking level of warfare. Spider's Web operation is having a geopolitical impact.
• Operation Spider's Web was one of the most secretive missions carried out by Ukraine's Security Service — with only a handful of people inside the agency aware of its details.
• Before the launch of Operation Spider’s Web, the Russian Air Force possessed approximately 130 strategic bombers.