Yuri Kobzar21:49, 01.06.25

The President assured that everyone who helped prepare the operation was removed from Russia in time.

During the special operation “Web”, 117 drones were used, controlled by the same number of operators. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelensky in an evening video address .

“We can say with confidence that this is an absolutely unique operation. The most interesting thing – and this can already be said publicly – is that the “office” of our operation on Russian territory was located directly next to the FSB Directorate in one of their regions,” the president said.

Zelensky confirmed the SBU information that 34% of the strategic missile carriers of the aggressor state were hit.

According to him, during the preparation stage our people operated in different Russian regions – in three time zones. But on the eve of the operation they were withdrawn from Russia, and now they are safe.

At the same time, the president made it clear that during the strikes on targets, the drones did not operate autonomously, but were controlled by operators.

“A total of 117 drones were used in the operation. And a corresponding number of drone operators were working,” he said.

Drone attacks on Russian airfields: what you need to know

As UNIAN wrote, earlier the English-language publication Clash Report, citing its own sources, reported that the drones that attacked Russian airfields operated autonomously – they were allegedly controlled by artificial intelligence .

In particular , it was reported that drone control programs allegedly taught them to independently recognize Russian missile carriers, using old Soviet aircraft from the strategic aviation museum in Poltava as training material.

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