{"id":7175,"date":"2025-06-05T12:02:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/trump-privately-praises-ukraines-drone-strike-on-russian-bombers-as-badass-axios-reports\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T12:02:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:02:37","slug":"trump-privately-praises-ukraines-drone-strike-on-russian-bombers-as-badass-axios-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/trump-privately-praises-ukraines-drone-strike-on-russian-bombers-as-badass-axios-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump privately praises Ukraine’s drone strike on Russian bombers as ‘badass,’ Axios reports"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.S. President Donald Trump privately described Ukraine’s drone strike on Russian strategic bombers as “strong” and “badass,” Axios reported June 5, citing sources familiar with his reaction.<\/p>\n

The operation<\/a>, carried out by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) on June 1, targeted four Russian air bases deep inside the country. According to Kyiv, 41 aircraft<\/a> were struck in the raid, causing an estimated $7 billion in damage.<\/p>\n

The targeted bases reportedly housed Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 bombers \u2014 long-range platforms frequently used to launch cruise missiles at Ukrainian cities amid Russia’s full-scale war. While Trump<\/a> has remained silent in public about the attack, he reportedly expressed enthusiasm behind closed doors. <\/p>\n

“He thought it was badass,” one source told Axios<\/a>. <\/p>\n

A second said Trump told a confidant the strike was “pretty strong.”<\/p>\n

One of Trump’s advisers reportedly likened the situation to a small but aggressive force managing to hurt a more powerful opponent, using a metaphor about a “chihuahua” attacking “a much bigger dog.”<\/p>\n

On a TruthSocial<\/a> post on June 4, Trump confirmed he had discussed the drone attack directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a> during a phone call lasting over an hour. <\/p>\n

“We discussed the attack on Russia’s docked airplanes by Ukraine<\/a>, and also various other attacks that have been taking place by both sides,” Trump wrote.<\/p>\n

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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov<\/a> later confirmed that Putin had informed Trump of Russia’s intent to respond to Ukraine’s attack, according to state-run media outlet TASS.<\/p>\n

U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg<\/a> earlier warned that the operation could lead to escalation. <\/p>\n

“When you attack an opponent’s national survival system \u2014 their nuclear triad \u2014 the risk level goes way up,” Kellogg told Fox News on June 3.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian officials say the drone assault \u2014 codenamed Operation Spiderweb<\/a> \u2014 took 18 months to plan. SBU sources claim the attack was carried out using 117 drones launched from trucks inside Russian territory. <\/p>\n

The Kyiv Independent could not independently verify the scale of the damage.<\/p>\n

While Russian propagandists<\/a> have attempted to downplay the strike, Putin himself has yet to make a public statement. <\/p>\n

Operation Spiderweb marks one of the most far-reaching Ukrainian operations of the war and underscores Kyiv’s expanding capacity to strike targets far beyond the front lines.<\/p>\n

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