Zelenskyy: Russian truckers unaware of drones hidden in containers during Spider's Web operation

He said this in an interview with ABC News.

During the operation, drones used for the attack were hidden in containers with sliding roofs, loaded onto trucks, and remotely opened during the mission.

"They didn't know anything. They just did their job," Zelenskyy said.

The President of Ukraine also assured that the special services used exclusively Ukrainian weapons and did not use equipment from allied warehouses.

"I wanted very much to use only what we produce and to have the separation [be] very clear," Zelenskyy said.

What is known about the SBU’s Spider's Web operation:

On June 1, 2025, the Ukrainian Security Service conducted a major operation called Spider's Web aimed at destroying Russian bomber aviation. It is known that 40 aircraft were damaged.

According to the Security Service, the estimated value of Russia's strategic aviation affected by the special operation amounts to 7 billion dollars.

Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry stated that all terrorist attacks at military airfields in the Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur regions were repelled.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked SBU Head Vasyl Maliuk for the operation’s results. He noted that the “office” of the SBU operation in Russia was located right next to the FSB administration in one of the regions. A total of 117 drones were used in the operation.

The head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, Andrii Kovalenko, later reported that at least 13 Russian aircraft were destroyed and even more were damaged in the large-scale SBU operation.