‘Extraordinary achievement': Ukraine strikes over 30 per cent of Russia's strategic bombers
Ukraine's Ambassador to Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko says Ukrainian success on the battlefield is the only way to 'force' Russia into negotiations.
Ukraine claims it has destroyed $11 billion worth of Russian bombers in a surprise attack, a drone attack 18 months in the making and personally overseen by Volodymyr Zelensky.
'It is an extraordinary achievement for the Ukrainian defence forces, for Ukrainian intelligence, a long time in planning,' Mr Myroshnychenko told Sky News Australia.
'30 per cent of Russian strategic bombers were wiped out.
'Only our success on the battlefield will force Russia into any negotiations.'
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