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Operation Spiderweb: reported drone attack in Irkutsk region
Current state
Ukraine’s SBU claimed a drone attack on 1 June 2025. Russian authorities acknowledged aircraft fires in Irkutsk region. This is the Irkutsk part of Operation Spiderweb.
Evidence states
| Drone presence | reported · sources [1], [2] |
|---|---|
| Impact | reported · sources [2] |
| Attribution | claimed · sources [1] |
Russia’s Defense Ministry reported aircraft fires in Murmansk and Irkutsk regions. Its statement gives no Irkutsk-specific total.
The Kyiv Independent’s SBU source names Belaya. The Moscow Times relays Russia’s acknowledgment of fires in Irkutsk. These party statements are shared across outlets; publication by two outlets is not independent technical verification.
Claims
2 sources · 2 original statements. Sources that repeat the same statement count once.
| Claim and source passage | Original source | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| SBU source says its FPV drones struck airfields including Belaya. “using first-person-view (FPV) drones” [1] | SBU source via Kyiv Independent (relayed) | supports: Party source relayed by the outlet; no independent authentication of footage. |
| Russia’s Defense Ministry acknowledged aircraft fires. “several aircraft caught fire” [2] | Russian Defense Ministry via The Moscow Times (relayed) | supports: Statement covers Murmansk and Irkutsk together; no local count adopted. |
Earlier matching archive records
Published archive records only, not all real-world incidents or a common cause.
30 days: 0
90 days: 0
As of: 2026-10-17T02:28:59+00:00
Not established
Aircraft losses and casualties at this location are not independently established here. Operation-wide Ukrainian totals are not local totals. The marker represents the region, not the airfield.
Ukraine’s SBU claims responsibility; this attribution remains a party claim.
Chronology
- 01 Jun 2025: Irkutsk-region attack forms part of Operation Spiderweb. [2]
Sources
- Kyiv Independent: SBU source describes Operation Spiderweb (2025-06-01, source family: kyiv-independent)
https://kyivindependent.com/enemy-bombers-are-burning-en-masse-ukraines-sbu-drones-hit-more-than-40-russian-aircraft/ - The Moscow Times with AFP: operation and Russian acknowledgment (2025-06-01, source family: moscow-times-afp)
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/06/01/operation-spiders-web-what-we-know-about-ukraines-drone-attack-on-bombers-deep-inside-russia-a89294
How to cite
DroneLedger. “Operation Spiderweb: reported drone attack in Irkutsk region.” Dossier operation-spiderweb-irkutsk-2025-06-01, revision 1, updated 17 Oct 2026. https://droneincidents.com/incident/operation-spiderweb-irkutsk-2025-06-01/v1/
Editorial changes
- Revision 1 (2026-10-17): Curated dossier created after checking the cited sources line by line.
Evidence states: confirmed = established by the cited evidence; reported = stated by a source, not independently established; inconclusive; debunked; unknown. A claim by a party to a conflict remains a claim. Methodology: https://droneincidents.com/methodology/