Drone Strikes on Russiam Bombers. Army Recruitment Rebounds

The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column, we look at the recent Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian bomber bases.

Details on Ukrainian Attack on Russian Bomber Bases

Operation Spider’s Web: How Russians Were Tricked Into Bombing Themselves. Here is a Fair Use pericope:

“The drones were assembled in Chelyabinsk, inside a rented warehouse. Ukrainian operatives—likely supported by embedded agents or sympathetic locals—built First Person View (FPV) drones using materials sourced from within Russia. These strike platforms were hidden inside wooden modular cabins constructed to look like prefabricated houses. Beneath the roof panels, drone bays were concealed between structural beams, with remotely operated opening mechanisms to allow launch on command.

Once sealed, the cabins were loaded onto civilian trucks. The vehicles were then handed over to unwitting Russian drivers, recruited by Artyom, a 37-year-old ethnic Ukrainian who coordinated logistics under the cover of a private construction job.

The drivers were told they were transporting portable homes to regions like Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ryazan, and Ivanovo. Each was given a delivery plan, a route, and a schedule. During transit, a mysterious intermediary would call and issue final location instructions—always near military infrastructure.“

“Following German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s announcement that Ukraine can now strike Russian territory with Western-supplied weapons, including German weapons, one Hungarian analysts says he believe it could lead to the “mass death” of German soldiers.

In a special broadcast from Sárbogárd, the popular Hungarian news channel Ultrahang interviewed security policy expert György Nógrádi, who warned that this decision carries severe military, economic, and political consequences.

Nógrádi stated that Merz’s announcement “takes the war to a new level,” explaining that Germany and other Western allies will no longer impose range limitations on weapons provided to Ukraine. This means that Ukrainian forces could potentially target cities like Moscow.”