Ukraine unleashes 'Pearl Harbor-level' strikes on Russia's nuclear fighter jets
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Ukraine has blown up scores of Russian nuclear bombers in a mass drone attack on airfields across Russia.
At least 40 war planes have been destroyed in what has been described as 'the worst day in the history of the Russian air force'.
The operation by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) targeted at least two airfields thousands of miles from the frontline, sources told the Kyiv Independent.
'Enemy strategic bombers are burning en masse in Russia — this is the result of a special operation by the SBU,' the source said.
Video appears to show scores of strategic and nuclear bombers being hit at Olenya air base, in the Arctic, and Belaya base in Siberia. More Trending
The crucial aircraft had been relocated further north and east, it was thought out of the strike zone of Ukraine's drones.
Pro-Putin Telegram channels were flooded by reaction to the strikes, with some commentators calling them 'Russia's Pearl Harbour' and the 'blackest day in aviation'.
It comes as explosions hit Russia's railway overnight, leaving seven people dead and dozens injured.
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