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Yahoo
an hour ago
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- Yahoo
Ukraine Drone Strikes Hit Nuclear Bombers Deep Inside Russia
Ukraine staged a dramatic series of strikes across Russia, deploying drones hidden in trucks deep inside the country to hit strategic airfields as far away as eastern Siberia. Bloomberg's Michael Heath shares what we know so far.
Bloomberg
2 hours ago
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- Bloomberg
Ukraine Drone Strikes Hit Nuclear Bombers Deep Inside Russia
Ukraine staged a dramatic series of strikes across Russia, deploying drones hidden in trucks deep inside the country to hit strategic airfields as far away as eastern Siberia. Bloomberg's Michael Heath shares what we know so far. (Source: Bloomberg)
Japan Times
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Japan Times
Ukraine drone strikes hit nuclear bombers deep inside Russia
Ukraine staged a dramatic series of strikes across Russia, deploying drones hidden in trucks deep inside the country to hit strategic airfields as far away as eastern Siberia. Around the same time, Moscow launched one of its longest drone and missile attacks against Kyiv, escalating tensions ahead of crucial peace talks this week. More than 40 Russian aircraft, including the Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3 long-range bombers capable of deploying conventional and nuclear weapons as well as the A-50, are reported to have been damaged in the operation on Sunday, an official in Ukraine's Security Service said on condition of anonymity as the details are not public. Ukraine's Security Service chief Vasyl Malyuk led the operation and losses are assessed to be at least $2 billion, the person said. Drones were released remotely from wooden mobile houses that were transported on trucks inside Russian territory, according to the official. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed details of the operation, saying it was "one year, six months, and nine days from the start of planning to effective execution.' He added, "Our most long-range operation. Our people involved in preparing the operation were withdrawn from Russian territory in time.' In a separate post on Telegram, Zelenskyy said Ukraine used 117 drones with people operating inside Russia across three time zones, adding that "34% of strategic cruise missile carriers at the airfields were hit.' Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed in a Telegram statement that attacks occurred at five military airbases across the nation from the Far East and eastern Siberia to locations just several hundred miles from Moscow. Authorities claimed, however, that only "a few aircraft units' were damaged at two military bases in the Murmansk and Irkutsk regions. The attacks "were repelled at the Ivanovo, Ryazan and the Amur regions,' the ministry said. Neither side's claims coulc be independently verified. Earlier on Sunday, Ukraine came under one of the longest barrages from Russian missiles and drones, with air sirens lasting for more then 9 hours. At least 12 people were killed in a strike on a military training center, prompting Ukraine Ground Forces Commander Mykhaylo Drapatyi to announce his decision to resign due to the casualties. The incidents occurred just as Moscow and Kyiv prepare to send delegations to Turkey for a second round of peace talks on Monday. The opening round on May 16 — the first in more than three years — ended with a prisoner exchange agreement and discussions on a potential ceasefire. So far, Russia has not signaled if the attacks may affect the talks. Head of the Ukraine's Security Service Vasyl Maliuk looks at a map of an airfield in this handout picture released June 1. | Press service of the Security Service of Ukraine / via REUTERS Zelenskyy on Sunday confirmed Defense Minister Rustem Umerov will lead a delegation to Istanbul to discuss issues including a full and unconditional ceasefire, release of prisoners and the return of abducted children. The delegations should also discuss the prospects of a high-level meeting as key issues can only be resolved by leaders, Zelenskyy added. Separately, Russia's main investigating authority on Sunday initiated criminal probes after two bridges blew up in regions bordering Ukraine, crushing passing trains that caused at least seven fatalities and widespread injury. Authorities have classified the incidents as "terrorist attacks,' the country's Investigative Committee spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko said in comments broadcast by state TV channel Rossiya 24. A section of the road bridge in the Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, struck a passenger train en route to Moscow shortly before midnight on Saturday, the regional governor Alexander Bogomaz said in a Telegram post. The number of injured stands at over 70, he said. Hours later, a similar incident occurred in Kursk, which also borders Ukraine. There a railway bridge collapsed as a freight train was passing, Governor Alexander Khinshtein said. The engine crew was hospitalized. It's unclear whether there is a connection between the two. Russia's government, including Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, has been notified of the two incidents, state news agency Tass reported, citing Transportation Ministry head Roman Starovoit. Ukraine has so far made no official comment on the bridge incidents. However, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Ukrainian Center for Countering Propaganda, said on Sunday the Kremlin may be "preparing the ground for disruption of the talks,' adding it's not the first time Russia conducts "false-flag' attacks. "Ukraine has no motive to disrupt the Istanbul summit. On the contrary, Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire long ago,' Kovalenko said in a Telegram post. Meanwhile, Ukraine's Military Intelligence Service said a military train exploded in the Zaporizhzhia region, which is partially occupied by Russia, without giving details on how the blast occurred. The explosion disrupted logistics between the area and the Crimea peninsula, annexed by Russia in 2014, the service said.
NHK
5 hours ago
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- NHK
Ukrainian drone strikes hit 41 aircraft at Russian airfields, media report
Ukrainian media report that the country's security agency has launched drone strikes on airfields in Russia and struck 41 strategic aircraft, including bombers. Moscow has confirmed such attacks. The media on Sunday quoted sources as saying the operation was conducted by the Security Service of Ukraine. A photo that purportedly shows the agency's head, Vasyl Maliuk, directing the operation was also published. The media reported that it took more than 18 months to prepare the operation. The sources explained that the agency concealed drones in truck-mounted wooden mobile cabins inside Russian territory. They added that the roofs of the cabins were remotely opened to allow the drones to take off to launch the attacks. The security agency said on social media that it carried out an operation codenamed "Spider Web." It estimated the value of the damage to Russian strategic aircraft as 7 billion dollars. The agency also claimed that 34 percent of the strategic cruise missile carriers at Russia's main airfields were hit. It stressed that Ukraine is doing everything it can to drive the enemy out of its homeland. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took to social media, saying the "most long-range operation" conducted by his country produced an "absolutely brilliant result." Zelenskyy wrote that the people involved in the mission had been "withdrawn from Russian territory in time." He added that the operation "will undoubtedly be in history books." Meanwhile, the Russian defense ministry acknowledged on Sunday that the Ukrainian military mounted drone attacks on airfields in five regions of Russia. The ministry said several aircraft at airfields in the eastern Siberian region of Irkutsk and the northern region of Murmansk caught fire, but no casualties occurred. It added that some people involved in the "terrorist attacks" were detained. The governor of Irkutsk said on social media that the drone attack was the first of its kind in Siberia.
Khaleej Times
7 hours ago
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- Khaleej Times
Ukraine says hit $7bn worth of Russian military planes in drone attack
Ukraine's SBU security service said on Sunday that it had hit Russian military planes worth a combined $7 billion in a wave of drone strikes on Russian air bases thousands of kilometres behind the front lines. "$7 billion: This is the estimated cost of the enemy's strategic aviation, which was hit today as a result of the SBU's special operation," the agency said in a social media post.
