Tariki ya 1 Kamena 2025, Ukraine yakoze igitero gikomeye cy’indege zitagira abapilote (drones) cyibasiye ibirindiro bya gisirikare bya Russia, harimo n’ibiri kure cyane mu gihugu. Iki gitero cyiswe “Operation Spiderweb” cyateguwe n’Urwego rw’Umutekano rwa Ukraine (SBU) mu gihe cy’amezi 18, kikaba cyaragabwe hifashishijwe drones 117 zatewe icyarimwe ku birindiro bitanu bya gisirikare bya Russia.
Mu bice byagabweho ibitero harimo ibirindiro bya Belaya, Dyagilevo, Ivanovo Severny, Olenya, na Ukrainka. Ibi bitero byibasiye cyane indege z’intambara za Russia, harimo Tu-95, Tu-22M, n’indege z’ubutasi za A-50. Ukraine ivuga ko yibasiye cyangwa yangije indege 41, ni ukuvuga hafi kimwe cya gatatu cy’indege za gisirikare za Russia zifite ubushobozi bwo gutwara ibisasu bya kirimbuzi.
Izi drones zari zoherejwe mu buryo bw’ibanga, zikinjizwa mu gihugu cya Russia zihishe mu byuma byubatswe ku magare manini (trucks), aho zatewe ziturutse imbere mu gihugu cya Russia. Ibi byatumye Russia itungurwa, kuko ibirindiro byayo byari byarimuriwe kure cyane mu gihugu kugira ngo birindwe ibitero nk’ibi.
Iki gitero cyateje igihombo gikomeye ku ngabo za Russia, kuko indege zifashishijwe mu gutera ibisasu ku baturage ba Ukraine zangiritse cyangwa zirasenyuka. Abasesenguzi bavuga ko iki gitero cyerekanye ubushobozi bwa Ukraine mu bijyanye n’ikoranabuhanga mu ntambara, ndetse no mu gutegura ibikorwa by’ubutasi n’ubwirinzi.
Nubwo Russia yemera ko habayeho igitero, ntiyemera uburemere bwacyo nk’uko Ukraine ibivuga. Ibi bitero byabaye mu gihe ibiganiro by’amahoro byari biteganyijwe i Istanbul bitaragera ku musaruro, aho Russia yasabaga Ukraine kwemera ibice byafashwe n’ingabo za Russia, ariko Ukraine ikabyanga.
Iki gitero cyerekanye ko Ukraine ishobora kugera kure mu gihugu cya Russia, igatera ibirindiro bya gisirikare, ndetse ikangiza ibikoresho by’agaciro. Ibi bishobora kugira ingaruka ku buryo intambara ikomeza, ndetse no ku mibanire ya Russia n’ibindi bihugu.