Ukraine Strikes Russian Strategic Bombers

Peter Zeihan 3 min

Ukraine proved that allies can deliver a blow to an enemy targeting the American homeland. The future depends on whether the administration realizes this achievement and makes policy around it.

  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy
  • Donald Trump

Chapters

  1. 0:00

    Ukraine destroys Russian strategic bombers

    Ukraine launched drones from deep inside Russia to destroy long-range bombers capable of attacking the US. The destroyed aircraft are long-range bombers designed to nuke the US and hit Atlantic naval convoys. Ukraine drove trucks thousands of miles into Russia to launch drones from close range against these bases. Reports suggest at least 40 long-range aircraft were destroyed, representing billions of dollars in equipment. The targets were Irkutsk in Siberia and Murmansk near the Arctic Circle, far from Ukraine. These bases are used to bomb the US and support naval convoys, not for tactical attacks on Ukraine.

  2. 2:23

    The political ramifications

    This proves that allies can deliver blows to enemies targeting the American homeland, contradicting previous claims. The outcome depends on whether the administration realizes this achievement and makes policy around it.

Key points

  • 0:00

    Ukraine launched drones from deep inside Russia to destroy long-range bombers capable of attacking the US.

  • 0:00

    The destroyed aircraft are long-range bombers designed to nuke the US and hit Atlantic naval convoys.

  • 0:00

    Ukraine drove trucks thousands of miles into Russia to launch drones from close range against these bases.

  • 0:00

    Reports suggest at least 40 long-range aircraft were destroyed, representing billions of dollars in equipment.

  • 0:00

    The targets were Irkutsk in Siberia and Murmansk near the Arctic Circle, far from Ukraine.

  • 0:00

    These bases are used to bomb the US and support naval convoys, not for tactical attacks on Ukraine.

  • 2:23

    This proves that allies can deliver blows to enemies targeting the American homeland, contradicting previous claims.

  • 2:23

    The outcome depends on whether the administration realizes this achievement and makes policy around it.

Who and where

People · 2

  • Drawing of Volodymyr Zelenskyy

    Volodymyr Zelenskyy 1

    President of Ukraine since 2019

    Photo 1

  • Drawing of Donald Trump

    Donald Trump 1

    President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)

    Photo 2

1. Photo: Press Service of the President of Ukraine, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Wikidata · redrawn in our house style (Volodymyr Zelenskyy)

2. Photo: Daniel Torok, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Wikidata · redrawn in our house style (Donald Trump)

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