India, June 7 -- The meticulously planned Operation Spiderweb marked a new point not only in the Russia-Ukraine war, but perhaps in the concept of war fighting itself.

Pune: The Ukrainian attack on five air bases deep within Russia, was perhaps the most audacious action of the war. A small fleet of 117 First Person View drones were concealed in crates and carried by long haul container trucks across Russia near their intended targets. At the right time, 1205h on 01 June, the drones were activated which flew out and slammed into the aircraft parked at the bases. According to Ukrainian sources, 41 strategic bombers were "beautifully burning"-though the actual figure was around 20 aircraft. The attack hit five airbases-Belaya, over 4,000 km...