When Ukraine’s daring Operation Spiderweb launched in June 2025, author and military historian Damien Lewis immediately saw echoes of WWII SAS missions.
The 18-month-planned drone assault saw 117 drones strike 41 heavy bombers deep inside Russia, costing an estimated £5 billion and showcasing Ukraine’s bold, special-forces-style tactics.
Speaking to BFBS Forces News, Lewis — author of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and SAS: The Great Train Raid — explained how Spiderweb mirrored the SAS’s secret 1943 mission, Operation Loco, when commandos hijacked a train to rescue prisoners behind enemy lines.
History’s most daring tactics — reimagined for the modern battlefield.
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