The Security Service of Ukraine oversaw a drone operation on Sunday that struck dozens of Russia’s strategic bombers just ahead of planned peace talks in Istanbul.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the “absolutely brilliant” outcome of the attack, which he described as “our most long-range operation” to date.
Zelensky said the attack had been in planning for more than one and a half years.
“Of course, not everything can be revealed at this moment, but these are Ukrainian actions that will undoubtedly be in history books,” Zelensky said Sunday in a post on the social platform X.
“Ukraine is defending itself, and rightly so — we are doing everything to make Russia feel the need to end this war. Russia started this war, Russia must end it. Glory to Ukraine!” he continued.
A military official told The Associated Press that the drones hit 41 planes stationed at military airfields on Sunday afternoon, including A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22M aircraft.
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