ICYMI: Ukraine used to drones to attack around 40 Russian war planes at 4 military bases


ICYMI, Ukraine used to drones to attack around 40 Russian war planes at 4 military bases. In summary:

  • Ukraine says it completed its biggest long-range attack of the war
  • Smuggled drones launched a series of strikes on 40 Russian warplanes at four military bases
  • 117 drones were used
  • striking “34% of [Russia’s] strategic cruise missile carriers”
  • estimates of the damage to Russia’s strategic aviation is about US$7bn

The news comes as Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are heading to Istanbul, Turkey, for a second round of peace talks on Monday.

This is via the BBC citing SBU (Security Service of Ukraine)

More:

Four Russian airbases – two of which are thousands of miles from Ukraine – were hit:

  • Belaya in Irkutsk oblast (region), Siberia
  • Olenya in Murmansk oblast, Russia’s extreme north-west
  • Dyagilevo in central Ryazan oblast
  • Ivanovo in central Ivanovo oblast

Among the hit Russian aircraft were strategic nuclear capable bombers called Tu-95 and Tu-22M3, as well as A-50 early warning warplanes.

There is a video at that link, above.

There is little sign of a diminishing in geopolitical tension on this front.

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