India, June 7 -- Ukraine's 'Spiderweb' drone strike redefined warfare, crippling Russia's bombers with cheap tech, showcasing future combat's precision, autonomy, and low-cost disruption.

London: The operation mounted by Ukraine last Sunday was nothing short of spectacular. Some 117 drones, modified from the type of $500 consumer models that normally film weddings, destroyed or disabled a large number of critical Russian bombers valued at about $7 billion. Somewere wrecked as far away as 4,300 kms. At a stroke, Kyiv proved that you can cripple a major power's air force for the price of a family car, changing the face of warfare for ever. So, what happened?

Kyiv's large-scale drone attack, codenamed "Spiderweb", targeted the strategic ai...