Zelenskyy: Operation «Pavutyna» should push Russia to diplomacy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the summit of the «Bucharest Nine». Screenshot from the video

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that successful Ukrainian operations, such as the recent «Pavutyna», should make Russia think about the diplomatic path.

He said this during a speech at the summit of the «Bucharest Nine» and Nordic countries in Vilnius.

According to the Head of State, this operation was evidence of Ukraine's effective tactics and its ability to inflict painful blows on the enemy.

«When Russia suffers losses in this war, it becomes obvious to everyone: it is Ukraine that is defending not only itself, but also the whole of Europe,» Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed.

Special operation «Pavutyna»

As a reminder, the special operation «Pavutyna», as a result of which the Security Service of Ukraine downed 41 Russian strategic aviation aircraft, had been prepared for over a year and a half.

Later, journalist Yurii Butusov disclosed the details of the SSU operation, noting that the agents had entered the territory of the Russian Federation.

The SSU estimates the value of the destroyed Russian strategic aircraft at Russian airfields at seven billion dollars.

After the large-scale SSU attack on Russian airfields, the first satellite images of the long-range aviation base «Belaia» in Irkutsk region were published online. The images show significant damage and destruction of Russian warplanes.