WATCH: Clearest footage yet of Ukraine’s shock drone attack

Astonishing new footage has shown drone after drone destroying Russia’s nuclear bomber fleet, as Ukraine unleashed the unprecedented Operation Spiderweb. Watch the video.

Astonishing footage, the clearest video yet, has shown Ukraine’s unprecedented drone attack on Russia’s nuclear bomber fleet.

In the footage, released by Ukraine, drone after drone can been seen spiralling down onto the planes sitting on the tarmac, turning the fleet into flaming wrecks.

A screen grab from the new footage shows the drone attack. Picture: Ukrainian Security Service

Operation Spiderweb destroyed 41 Russian planes, causing billions of dollars worth of damage to Moscow’s fleet and humiliating Russian President Vladimir Putin.

One clip shows a drone descending down onto a bomber, The Sun reports, as an identical one can be seen burning in a heap.

This satellite picture courtesy of Maxar Technologies shows a destroyed Tupolev Tu-22 aircraft at Belaya Airbase in the Irkutsk Oblast. Picture: AFP

Another shows a row of planes burning in a line along the side of the runway.

The targeted air bases were Olenya in the Arctic Murmansk region, Belaya in the Irkutsk region of Siberia, Dyagilevo in Ryazan region, and Ivanovo-Severny in Ivanovo region.

It comes as Vladimir Putin vowed to take revenge against Ukraine for its devastating attack on Russia’s bombing fleet in a phone call with US President Donald Trump.

“President Putin did say, and very strongly, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on the airfields,” Mr Trump said.

EX-DJ, EROTIC WRITER WIFE TIED TO ‘RUSSIA’S PEARL HARBOUR’

Russia has launched a massive manhunt for a former DJ and his wife, an erotic novelist, after they were linked to Ukraine’s stunning “Russian Pearl Harbor” attack on its air bases.

Ukraine’s surprise attack managed to wipe out or damage dozens of the Kremlin’s nuclear bombers and other aircraft after explosives-laden drones were stashed in a slew of trucks that were driven onto the air bases.

Russia is hunting Artem Timofeev, a 37-year-old former Ukrainian DJ who they say owns the truck company.

Russia is hunting Artem Timofeev, a 37-year-old former Ukrainian DJ and his 34-year-old wife, Ekaterina “Katya” Timofeeva after they were linked to Ukraine’s stunning “Russian Pearl Harbor” attack on its air bases.

His 34-year-old wife, Ekaterina “Katya” Timofeeva — who moonlights as an erotic writer — is believed to have aided him, Russian media outlets reported.

“Artem is now wanted in connection with a terrorist attack in Irkutsk region,” Russian online news source Readovka reported.

“Four lorries were registered in his name, and one of them was the source of the drones that launched (in an attack on a Russian air base).”

A Ukrainian drone striking Russian planes deep in Russia's territory. Picture: Ukrainian Security Service via AP

His wife, who penned a book titled I Became Bad While You Loved Me, hasn’t been online in two weeks and has since scrubbed her usually active social media accounts, according to reports.

Timofeev was apparently last seen at the couple’s apartment in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk roughly a week ago.

The couple reportedly grew up in Ukraine but later moved to Russia, though it wasn’t clear when.

Timofeev is said to have set up his trucking business in December last year.

Artem Timofeev is said to own the truck company that operated the vehicles carrying the drones launched on Russia air bases.

Prior to relocating, Timofeev reportedly co-owned a clothing brand and was a DJ in Kyiv.

The couple is believed to have fled in the wake of the latest attacks, local media reported.

Ukraine’s secret service pulled off the strikes, which were quickly dubbed “the Russian Pearl Harbor,” by hiding attack drones inside the roofs of sheds that were loaded onto trucks.

After the trucks were driven onto various air bases, the roof panels of the sheds were lifted off by a remotely activated device — allowing the 117 drones to fly out and make their devastating attacks, Ukrainian authorities said.

The dramatic and carefully planned assault took Russian President Vladimir Putin and his forces by surprise.

Roughly 34 per cent of Russia’s Tu-95 bomber fleet, equipped to carry nuclear payloads, was wiped out in the raids on five air bases across the country, Ukrainian forces said.

A total of 41 Russian warplanes were also hit in the strikes, causing an eye-watering $11 billion in damage.

Parts of this story originally appeared in the New York Post.

Originally published as WATCH: Clearest footage yet of Ukraine’s shock drone attack