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Inside Operation Spider’s Web

2025/6/4
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Marc Santora: 我认为“蜘蛛网行动”是乌克兰应对俄罗斯远程导弹袭击的创新方案。面对俄罗斯强大的军事力量,乌克兰别无选择,只能通过创新和适应来寻找低成本的解决方案,而无人机成为了他们的首选。我们秘密地将小型无人机部署到俄罗斯境内,靠近俄罗斯的空军基地,对俄罗斯的战略轰炸机队造成了重大打击,这不仅在战术上具有重要意义,更在战略上提升了乌克兰的地位。我亲眼见证了无人机在乌克兰战场上的变革性影响,它们不仅帮助乌克兰坚守防线,还能够远程打击敌方目标,对俄罗斯的军事行动构成威胁。这次行动也向世界展示了无人机在现代战争中的巨大潜力,促使各国重新评估军事战略和投资方向。虽然我们无法确定这次行动是否能够直接促成和平,但我相信,通过持续的反击和增加俄罗斯的战争成本,乌克兰终将能够迫使俄罗斯停止侵略,实现和平的目标。 Marc Santora: 我认为这次行动的关键在于其大胆的创新和精密的策划。我们利用集装箱作为掩护,将无人机秘密运入俄罗斯境内,并在俄罗斯联邦安全局(FSB)的眼皮底下设立指挥中心,这需要极高的情报能力和执行力。我们还利用人工智能技术训练无人机,使其能够精确打击俄罗斯轰炸机的燃料储存点,从而造成最大的破坏。这次行动不仅是一次军事行动,更是一次情报和技术的较量,充分展现了乌克兰的创新精神和战斗意志。虽然我们面临着巨大的挑战和不确定性,但我相信,只要我们坚持反击,增加俄罗斯的战争成本,并争取国际社会的支持,我们终将能够战胜侵略者,实现和平的目标。

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This chapter sets the stage by introducing Operation Spider's Web, a Ukrainian drone attack on Russian airfields deep within Russian territory. It highlights the audacious nature of the attack, using inexpensive drones to inflict billions of dollars in damage. The context of the ongoing war in Ukraine and the challenges faced by Ukraine are also established.
  • Ukrainian drone attack on Russian airfields 3,000 miles away
  • Drones cost as little as $600, causing billions in damage
  • Attack is a signal event in modern warfare

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Operation Spider’s Web was an audacious Ukrainian sneak attack that caused billions of dollars in damage to Russian warplanes — using drones that cost as little as $600.

Marc Santora, a reporter covering the war in Ukraine for The New York Times, explains why this strike on Sunday, which extended 3,000 miles into Russia, is already being seen as a signal event in the evolution of modern warfare.Guest: Marc Santora,) has been reporting from Ukraine since the beginning of the war with Russia.

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In its attacks on Russian airfields, Ukraine aimed for a strategic and symbolic blow).

Ukraine showed it can still flip the script) on how wars are waged.

For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. )Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.Photo: Capella Space/Handout, via Reuters

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