Ukraine’s $50k long-range drones causing billion dollar damage inside Russia | Battle Plans Exposed

0 September 13, 2026 13:00

Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign is inflicting catastrophic, irreversible damage on Russia’s strategic military assets.

In this clip from Battle Plans Exposed, former intelligence officer Philip Ingram breaks down how SBU elite drone units struck Russia’s Engels-2 airbase, crippling key Tu-95MS strategic bombers.

With Soviet-era production lines long shut down, Moscow cannot replace these $60million airframes, leaving Russia’s nuclear-capable fleet permanently diminished.

Philip also reveals how Ukrainian forces have trapped 2,500 Russian troops on the Kinburn Spit by severing supply lines, and examines the targeted assassination attempt on Russian Major General Nikolai Vorpachevsky.

Plus, a look at how Ukraine’s General Staff is restructuring the Eastern front around Lyman and Donetsk under new leadership.

Video Chapters
00:00 – Intro: Ukraine’s Long-Range Campaign
00:45 – Engels-2 Airbase Strike: Tu-95 Bomber Crippled
01:40 – Why Russia Cannot Replace Lost Tu-95s
03:08 – The True Financial & Strategic Cost to Moscow
04:24 – Russian Major General Target of Assassination Attempt
05:22 – Kinburn Spit: 2,500 Russian Troops Trapped
07:22 – Eastern Front Restructure: The Battle for Lyman & Donbas

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