Ukraine says it completed its biggest long-range attack of the war with Russia, after using smuggled drones to launch a series of strikes on 40 Russian warplanes at four military bases.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said 117 drones were used in the so-called Spider’s Web operation by the SBU security service, striking 34% of Russia's strategic cruise missile carriers. SBU sources told BBC News it took a year-and-a-half to organise the strikes.
Russia confirmed Ukrainian attacks in five regions, calling them a “terrorist act”.
The attacks come as Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are heading to Istanbul, Turkey, for a second round of peace talks on Monday, BBC News said.
