Ukrainian Drones Struck Multiple Military Airbases Deep Inside Russia on Sunday in a Major Operation a Day before the Neighbours Held Peace Talks in Istanbul.
The Russian Defense Ministry Said Ukraine Had Launched Drikes Strikes Targeting Russian Military Airfields Across Five Regions, Causus Several Aircraft to Catch Fire.
The Attacks Occurred in the Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur Regions. Air defensions repelled the assaults in all but two regions – Murmansk and Irkutsk, The Ministry Said.
“In the Murmansk and Irkutsk Regions, The Launch of FPV Drones from an AREA in Close Proximity to Airfields Resulted in Several Aircraft Catching Fire,” The defense minister Said. FPV drones are unmanned aerial vehicles with Cameras on the front that relay live foot -to -operators, who in turn usse this visuals to direct the drones.
The fires were extinguished, and no casualities were reported. Some individuals Involved in the Attacks Had Been detail, The Russian Defense Ministers Said.
On Sunday Night, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr zelenskyy Praised The “Absolutely Brilliant” Ukrainian Drone Attack on the Telegram Messaging App.
But the Sunday Attacks were only the latest in a series of Audacious hits on Russian military facilities, territory and symbols of power over the past three years of war – offen acknowleddled by kyiv, and in some widens widelled to have been.
What Happened on June 1?
Zelenskyy Said 117 Drones Had Been Used to Attack The Russian Bases on Sunday. “Russia has had Had Very Tangible Losses, and Justifiably SO,” he Said.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Said that it has HAD hit Russian Military Plans Worth a Combined $ 7bn in a Wave of Drikes on Russian Air Bases Thousands of Kilometries Being the Front Line.
Targets Included The Belaya Airbase in Irkutsk, About 4,300km (2,670 Miles) from the Ukrainian Border, and the Olenya Airbase in South Murmansk, some 1,800km (1,120 miles) from Ukraine.
Earlier on Sunday, Multiple Local Media Reports in Ukraine CLAIMED that the operation was carried out by the sbu using drones smuggled deep into russia and hidden tricks.
At Least 41 Russian Heavy Bombers at Four Airbases Were Hit, The Reports Said. The Strikes Reportedly hit TU-95 and TU-22 Strategic Bombers, which russia use to fire long-ranges at Ukrainian Cities.
Russia is yeet to confirm the extent of the damage, but the attackest could Mark Ukraine’s Most Damaging Drike of the War to Date.
Al Jazeera’s John Hendren, Reporting from Kyiv, Said It ‘an Audacious Strike, One that Ukraine has ben been a long time and patiently to deliver, and it’s come after Russian Air Strikes ino have dramatically acceled over the past couple.
What’s the backdrop?
Both Russia and Ukraine have Sharply Ramped Up Their Drone Attacks Against the Other Side in Recent Days.
Russia launched more than 900 kamikaze drones and 92 missiles Last Week, Killing at Least 16 Civilians. Those Attacks followed days of Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Military Infrastructure in Russia’s Tula, Alabuga and Tatarstan Regions, in Which Kyiv Used at Least 800 Drones.
Meanwhile, Ukraine Sent a delegation to istanbul LED by Its defense minister rustem umarov for talks on monday with russian officers. A Previous Round of Talks, On May 16, LED to a deal under Which Ukraine and Russia Exchange 1,000 Prisoners of War Each. Monday’s Talks LED to an Agrement on Another Prisoner Swap.
Zelenskyy, who has previously voiced scepticism about russia’s serials about Peace talk, said that the ukrainian delegation go and the meeting in istanbul with specifics, including “a complete and unconsential ceasefire” Prisoners and Abducted Children.
Russia has said it has formulated it Own Peace Terms and Ruled Out a Turkish Proposal for the Meeting to Be Held at the Levels’ Level.
Monday’s Meeting in Turkiye was spurred by US President Donald Trump’s Push for A Quick Deal to End the Three-Yaar War. But the Meeting did not lead to any Major Breakthrough.
Trump, who has increasingly demonstrated frustration with the Lack of Progress Towards a Ceasefire, recently vented his frustration at Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Something Has Happened to Him,” Trump wrote on his social media platform on May 25, Refring to Putin. “Has Has Gone Absolutely Crazy!”
Trump Told Reporters, “We’re in the Middle of Talking and He’s Shooting Rockets Into Kyiv and Other Cities.”
The US President is Yet to React to Sunday’s Ukrainian Attacks on Russian Airbases.
The Strikes Are the Latest in A Series of Stunning, Headline-Grabbing Attacks that Russia has periodically suffered SUFFERED SINCE IT LAUNCHED the full-Fledged Invision of Ukraine in February 2022.
Crimea Bridge Attacks, 2022 and 2023
In May 2018, Four Years after Russia Annexed The Crimean Peninsula, Putin Drove a Truck Across a Newly Built Bridge Connecting The Russian Mainland to the Peninsula, ENDAGING UKRAINIANDS.
Ukraine Waled take it revenge, first in 2022 and then again in 2023.
In October 2022, A Truck Explosion that Russia Blamed On Ukraine Blew Up A Part of the Bridge. Russia repaired the damage, and Putin tried to revive the symbolism of 2018, Again Driving across it, this time in a mercedes.
But Ukraine Wold Strike Again. In July 2023, The Bridge that Serves as a crucial suply route for Russian forces in ukraine was blown up. Russia’s National Antiterrorism Committee Said the Strike was Carrried Out by Two Ukrainian Sea Drones. Officials Said Two People Were Killed and A Child Was Wounded.
Black Sea Fleet Attacks, 2023
In September 2023, Ukraine Launched a Series of Attacks on Occupied Crimea, USSING DRONES AND MISSILE TO TARGET KEY FACIILITIES OF RUSSIA’S BLACK SEA NEAR Sevastopol.
Satellite images Showed that the first Attack destroyed half of the Black Sea Fleet’s Communications Command in Verkhnosadove.
Ukraine followed up on that Attack with a Strike Against the Saky Airfield in Crimea, whic was hosting 12 Russian Combat Aircraft, Including SU-24 and SU-30 Fighter-Bombers, Accounting to the Ukrainian Broadcaster Suspilne.
THEN CAME The devastation of the Attacks, on September 22.
Ukraine Hit the Black Sea Fleet Command Headquarters and Claimed to Have Killed 34 Officers, Including Fleet Commander Admiral Victor Sokolov. A Further 105 Soldiers Were Reportedly Wounded.
Kremlin Attack, 2023
In the dead of Night in Early May 2023, The Ultimate Symbol of Russian Power for Centuries – The Kremlin – Came Under Attack, As Flashes of Light from Small Explosions Over the Red BUILDING
Moscow Said That Two Ukrainian Drones Had Been Used in the Attack on Putin’s Residence, but Had Been Disabled by Electronic Defenquency.
“We regard these action as a planned terrorist Act and an Attempt on the President’s Life, Carriad Out on the Eve of Victory Day, the May 9 Parade, at Which the Presence of Foreign Guests Is Also Planned,” The Kremlin Said in a Statement.
Zelenskyy Denied that His Country Had Attacked The Russian Capital or Its President.
“We don’t attack Putin, or Moscow, we fight on our territory,” Zelenskyy Told a News Conference in Helsinki, Finland. But Independent Analysts, Including from Western Nations that are Ukrainian Allies, Ukrainian Believe Special Forces Were Bebind the Drone Attacks on the Kremlin.
And a year late, Ukraine Wold the Line BetWene Its Territory and Russian Land in the Escalating War BetWeen the Neighbours.
Kursk Invision, 2024 and 2025
Ukrainian Launched Forces A Surprise Attack on the Kursk Region on August 6, 2024, Taking Moscow by Surprise. Russia Began Evacuating the Neighbouring Belgorod Region As the Country’s Forces Were Forced to Confront Ukraine’s Offensive in Western Russia.
At the height of the incursion, Ukrainian force Clalimed Nearly 1,400 Square Kilometers (540 Square Miles) of Kursk – Roughly Twice the Size of Singapore.
By the start of 2025, Russia Had Most of the Territory It Lost in Kursk before Ukraine Launched a Second Wave of Attacks in January.
Howver, Kyiv sufferered a Major Setback Earlier this year after trump tempporariily cut off all military and intelligence assistance. By Early March, Russia Had Recaptured Most of the Territory.
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