David Piguet
International Relations Senior, Stabilization & Peacekeeping
French Military Academy of Saint-Cyr – Coëtquidan Доброво́льчий Украї́нський Ко́рпус «Пра́вий се́ктор» (ДУК ПС)
Ivano-Frankivsk, Ivano-Frankivsk,
June 4, 2025
🇷🇺 Lieutenant General Sergey Kobylash, commander of Russia’s long-range aviation, is dead. The regime says he “fell from a window.” How original.
He was the man behind the air raids. The missiles that burned Ukrainian cities. The cold-blooded strategist of mass terror from the skies. He managed the fleet of strategic bombers — those same Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 bombers Ukraine has now started to erase from the map. A key target of the recent Ukrainian special operation “Spider Web,” Kobylash’s death is no coincidence. Nor is it the first of its kind.
In Putin’s Russia, generals fall from windows, tycoons accidentally shoot themselves with two bullets to the back of the head, and whistleblowers mysteriously drown. Meanwhile, propagandists praise this decaying empire, calling it a “strong state.” But this is not strength. This is rot.
For years, the Russian military industrial complex presented itself as invincible. It fed on fear, propaganda, and the myth of a well-oiled war machine. But the reality behind the curtain is a broken chain of command, paranoid leadership, war criminals in uniform, and a state that devours its own.
General Kobylash, like others before him, died not on the battlefield, but in the shadows of his crumbling empire — a victim of the same brutality he once directed at innocent civilians.
Yet, while Moscow implodes in blood and lies, the world continues to hesitate.
Ukraine stands alone on the frontlines of the free world, confronting genocidal madness with courage, resilience, and unity. Its people — men, women, children — live under daily threat, yet remain unbroken. Its army — forged in suffering — is fighting not only for its own future, but for a more just and stable world.
The West must wake up. The time for half-measures is over.
Ukraine does not need pity. It needs power — weapons, technology, sanctions that bite, justice that delivers. Supporting Ukraine is not charity. It is strategic survival. Every drone launched by a Ukrainian hand weakens the Kremlin’s grip. Every destroyed bomber is one less massacre waiting to happen.
Let Kobylash be a warning. Let his fall mark another step in the total collapse of a system built on lies and murder.
The spider web is working. Ukraine is hunting them all.
СЛАВА УКРАЇНІ !
ГЕРОЯМ СЛАВА !
🔱🇺🇦🔱🟥⬛️
Comment from :
The death of Lieutenant General Sergey Kobylash is more than the fall of a high-ranking officer — it’s a clear sign of the growing instability at the heart of the Russian regime. When key figures in the chain of command start disappearing under suspicious circumstances, it becomes impossible to ignore the internal cracks of a system desperately trying to maintain a façade of control while sinking into paranoia and repression. Kobylash wasn’t just an operational commander. He was part of a military apparatus that deliberately turned Ukrainian cities into targets. His elimination — whatever the real cause — weakens a structure already overwhelmed by logistical failures, human losses, and growing demoralization among its troops. The “Spider Web” operation is not just a military counterstrike. It’s a demonstration of strategic intelligence, exposing real vulnerabilities within a hierarchy that once saw itself as untouchable. For a regime that governs through fear, losing key operatives without being able to control the narrative is, in itself, a sign of decline.
And yet, hesitation persists in the West. There is serious risk in underestimating the impact that the slow and violent collapse of a nuclear power can have on global stability. Prolonging this war with limited aid, timid sanctions, and ambiguous rhetoric is not only unjust to Ukraine — it is dangerous for all of Europe. In this context, every act of support to Ukraine’s resistance is a commitment to future stability. It is time to abandon the illusion that restraint will prevent escalation — that escalation has already happened, and it is being confronted by those with the most to lose. The choice is no longer whether to act or not. The choice is whether to act in time — or regret it later.
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OPERATION “WEB”: HOW THE SECURITY SERVICE OF UKRAINE (SBU) SHATTERED RUSSIA’S STRATEGIC AIR POWER
As the great Chechen resistance leader Dzhokhar Dudayev once prophesied, “The end of Russia will begin the day it launches a genocidal war against Ukraine.” That day was February 24, 2022. And on June 1, 2025, Ukraine delivered a decisive signal that the prophecy is unfolding.
🇺🇦 In a masterstroke of modern warfare, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) launched Operation “Web” (Павутина)—a meticulously planned assault that struck deep into the heart of the Russian Federation, delivering a blow that military analysts are calling a “strategic earthquake.”
🔻 OPERATIONAL BREAKDOWN:
🚛 Trojan Trucks & Stealth Drones
Over 150 armed drones were smuggled into Russia inside commercial transport trucks. These mobile platforms crossed thousands of kilometers—reaching as far as Siberia’s Irkutsk region.
🛰️ Targets: Strategic Airfields
Airstrips once thought untouchable were hit in a synchronized assault:
- Belaya (Irkutsk)
- Dyagilevo (Ryazan)
- Olenya (Kola Peninsula)
- Ivanovo-North (Central Russia)
🎯 Real-Time Precision via Russian Networks
Drones were controlled through Russian telecom infrastructure, bypassing electronic warfare systems and enabling pinpoint strikes—a cyber-kinetic hybrid first.
🔥 Targeting Aircraft Fuel Tanks
The drones were engineered to ignite the fuel reservoirs of nuclear-capable bombers—causing massive secondary explosions and rendering the aircraft unrecoverable.
✈️ LOSSES TO RUSSIAN STRATEGIC AVIATION:
• Tu-160
• Tu-95MS
• Tu-22M3
• A-50 surveillance planes
Confirmed damage: 41 aircraft
Cost to Russia: Over $2 billion
Strategic impact: Irreversible. These aircraft are no longer in production.
🧳 Truckers: “We didn’t know anything…”
Detained drivers all gave the same testimony: “We just drove. Then drones took off.” Panic has gripped Russian logistics firms.
📉 Russian Reaction: Full Collapse of Confidence
• War bloggers called it “Black June”, “The Fall of the Shield”, and even compared it to Pearl Harbor.
• Igor Girkin (Strelkov), from prison, declared the operation “worse than 1941.”
🛡️ No Ukrainian Losses. Maximum Efficiency.
Every Ukrainian agent made it home. The coordination, tech execution, and psychological impact were NATO-level—or above.
💬 Strategic Message to the Kremlin:
“End your war, or we will dismantle your capabilities—one strategic asset at a time.”
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🕸️ THE WEB THAT STRANGLED THE EMPIRE
This wasn’t just about aircraft. It was a demonstration of Ukrainian resilience, intellect, and audacity.
The SBU, long underestimated, has shown the world that Ukraine is not only holding its ground—it’s redefining 21st-century warfare.
📍 Russia no longer has a “deep back.” Ukraine made sure of it.
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Comment from :
With deep admiration, we witness yet another example of the remarkable resilience and ingenuity of the Ukrainian people. Operation “Web” is not just a military feat – it is clear proof that courage, intelligence, and determination can overcome even the mightiest war machines. Ukraine, under constant existential threat, is not merely holding the line – it is transforming the battlefield with innovation, precision, and an unwavering commitment to freedom. The destruction of Russia’s strategic aviation assets shows that brutality and terror will not defeat justice or the dignity of a people fighting for their sovereignty. This operation sends an unmistakable message: Ukraine will not be intimidated. It is a lesson to the world about what it truly means to fight for a free future, even in the face of overwhelming darkness. Glory to Ukraine – for the example it sets, the sacrifice it endures, and the hope it keeps alive for all who believe in liberty and justice.
Very good! Another sooty soul for the devil and his demons to torment in hell.
“But the reality behind the curtain is a broken chain of command, paranoid leadership, war criminals in uniform, and a state that devours its own.”
This is mafia land, a land where things work like in any other crime syndicate pretending to be a country. Corruption is deep and universal. Without blackmailing, bribes, and favors, nothing works. The electrician won’t fix the bare wires, the plumber won’t stop the leak, the traffic cop won’t forget writing the citation, the clerk at the town hall won’t process your application. And, where the captain won’t be promoted to major, the major to lieutenant colonel, the lieutenant colonel to colonel, and the colonel won’t be promoted to general. And if you dare to make a misstep, you are bound to have quite a short lifespan.