Operational lessons from Ukraine’s deep-strike campaign

About this episode

The episode discusses Ukraine's deep-strike campaign during the conflict with Russia, focusing on Operation Spiderweb and its implications.

In this episode of World of Intelligence, hosts Kate Cox and Sean Corbett are joined by Alexander Stronell, Manager of OSINT Force Monitoring (OFM), and Miko Vranic, Lead Russia analyst, to unpack one of the most daring operations of the Ukraine-Russia conflict – ‘Operation Spiderweb’. Together, they break down how in June 2025 Ukraine executed a meticulously planned series of drone strikes reaching deep into Russian territory, disrupting strategic bomber bases from European Russia to the Far East. The team explores the tactical ingenuity behind the attacks, the intelligence tradecraft used to assess the damage, and the ripple effects across Russia’s long range aviation and nuclear deterrent posture.

People in this episode

Hosts: Kate Cox, Sean Corbett

Guests: Alexander Stronell, Miko Vranic

Topics covered

• military strategy
• drone warfare
• intelligence analysis
• Ukraine-Russia conflict
• tactical operations

Keywords

• Ukraine
• Russia
• drone strikes
• Operation Spiderweb
• military intelligence
• tactical operations
• long range aviation
• nuclear deterrent

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Ukraine, Russia

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