How has the ‘Spider Web’ drone attack hurt Russia?

On Sunday, more than 100 Ukrainian long-range drones slammed into air bases hundreds of miles inside Russia, an audacious strike Kyiv codenamed “Spider Web.” Analysts say as many as one-third of Russia’s strategic bomber fleet may now be damaged or destroyed, potentially reshaping the air war.

In this episode, hosts Victoria Derbyshire and James Waterhouse gauge the fallout with Major General Jonathan Shaw, former Assistant Chief of the UK Defence Staff, and talk to Kseniia Kalmus, co-founder of a volunteer drone-manufacturing hub in Kyiv, about the ingenuity powering Ukraine’s expanding drone industry.

Produced by Laurie Kalus and Nik Sindle · Technical production: Philip Bull · Series producer: Tim Walklate · Senior news editor: Sam Bonham