{"id":13885,"date":"2025-06-01T13:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.standwithukraineeurope.com\/?p=13885"},"modified":"2025-06-03T11:19:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T09:19:00","slug":"operation-pavoutyna-ukraine-strikes-at-the-heart-of-russian-strategic-aviation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.standwithukraineeurope.com\/en\/operation-pavoutyna-ukraine-strikes-at-the-heart-of-russian-strategic-aviation\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Pavoutyna: Ukraine Strikes at the Heart of Russian Strategic Aviation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"224\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"224\">Ukrainian defense forces are carrying out a large-scale operation deep inside Russian territory, aimed at neutralizing strategic bomber aviation \u2014 the very force that strikes Ukrainian cities nightly and kills civilians.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"404\">This covert operation, named <em data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"266\">Pavoutyna<\/em> (\u201cthe Web\u201d), reportedly targeted 40 Russian aircraft, including A-50s, Tu-95s, and Tu-22M3s, according to SBU sources cited by Hromadske.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"582\">The damage is estimated at over 2 billion dollars. 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