Vladimir Putin Plans Retaliation for Russia’s ‘Pearl Harbor’: Revenge with Threats and Purges

Following Ukraine’s ‘black day,’ during which it launched a massive drone attack on Russian air bases, destroying 40 Russian bombers, Vladimir Putin is preparing countermeasures as part of the ‘Spider Web’ operation. According to reports, Putin plans to retaliate against Ukraine after the events of Sunday (01.06.2025). European defense officials have warned that Moscow is amassing large numbers of tanks and artillery. The Russian leader has not appeared since the attacks on multiple Russian airbases, part of Ukraine’s highly secretive ‘Spider Web Operation,’ which took 18 months to plan and demonstrated Kyiv’s ability to strike deep into Russian territory. A source from the Kremlin warned that Putin ‘will respond to the strike against Ukraine,’ while also planning to punish those responsible for the failure. Responsibility also falls on the passive stance of the FSB, Russia’s security service, led by Putin’s close ally, Alexander Bortnikov, as Ukraine reportedly used a storage facility near an FSB headquarters in Chelyabinsk to prepare the drone attacks. The pro-Russian Telegram channel Fighterbomb, allegedly managed by Russian army colonel Ilya Tumanov, admitted that Sunday would be recorded as a ‘black day’ for the Russian Air Force. Meanwhile, Ukraine braces for Russia’s response after the blow. Russia claims to have shot down 162 Ukrainian drones overnight and retaliated with its own drone, which was captured on video crashing and exploding like a fireball in Izium, near Kharkiv. Germany’s defense chief warned that Putin is encouraging a massive increase in tanks—up to 1,500 per year—and ammunition, aimed at Ukraine but signaling readiness for an attack on NATO members. Concerns are growing about potential aggression against Baltic NATO countries. NATO’s supreme allied commander, Kris Cavoli, echoed these concerns, stating that Russia is replenishing armies, tanks, and ammunition at an unprecedented rate, aiming to create stockpiles three times larger than those of the US and Europe combined. Western military and intelligence officers reported to the Wall Street Journal that Russian engineers are expanding military bases near the Finnish border, expected to house tens of thousands of troops in the coming years. Amidst this tension, peace talks began today (02.06.2025) at the Tsiragan Palace in Constantinople, aiming to achieve peace following the conflict ignited by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.