The man behind what is considered the ‘worst day in the history of the Russian air force’ is a former DJ who took part in the 2014 Euromaidan revolution.

Artem Tymofieiev, 37, is the focus of a nationwide manhunt in Russia after more than 40 warplanes were blown up this weekend by unsuspecting lorries carting drones.

He’s believed to be the mastermind behind ‘Operation Spider’s Web’, an audacious plot which saw Ukraine orchestrate drone launches within striking distance of major Russian bases.

Tymofieiev, now believed to be back in Ukraine, first moved to the Russian city of Chelyabinsk years ago, where he took up work as an ‘entrepreneur’, which saw him operate several lorries for haulage.

But before his move, he was a supporter of the Ukrainian revolution in 2014, which toppled pro-R

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