Zelensky Hails "Stunning" Success of Attacks on Russian Air Bases
Zelensky applauds the successful strikes on Russian supply centers - Zelenskyy praises successful strikes on Russian military installations as exceptional.
Get ready to buckle up! Ukraine's SBU intelligence agency dropped a bombshell on Sunday, announcing a series of audacious drone strikes targeting multiple Russian military bases - even reaching as far as Eastern Siberia. The objective? Taking down enemy fighter jets, as per the SBU.
This strategic move played out like a scene straight out of a spy movie, and Zelensky proudly shared that a whopping 117 drones were deployed in this operation. But don't worry, there were no reported casualties on the Russian side.
The Russian Defense Ministry, however, confirmed the Ukrainian attacks using those fancy first-person view (FPV) drones. The footage showed several aircraft set ablaze, although the exact number of planes struck remains undisclosed.
So, how did the drones manage to sneak into Russia, you ask? Well, according to our intelligence friends, they were smuggled across the border and launched towards their targets on the fateful Sunday.
All of this went down just one day before planned direct talks between Moscow and Kyiv, scheduled for Istanbul on Monday. It's like kicking off the conference with a bang, half a world away!
As for Zelensky's take? He called it one of Ukraine's most elaborate attacks on Russian military aviation to date, causing damages estimated at a whopping €6 billion!
Here's a quick rundown of what went down:
- In a wave of synchronized drone strikes on Sunday, multiple Russian military air bases were attacked, including remote locations in Siberia.
- Ukrainian military sources claim that over 40 aircraft were hit, resulting in significant damages amounting to more than €2 billion.
- However, the Russian Defense Ministry has yet to issue a formal response regarding the extent of the damages stemming from the Siberian airbase attack.
- In related news, following the drone strikes, Russia denounced overnight attacks on a bridge in the Bryansk region, dubbing them a "terror act". The Russian authorities did not explicitly implicate Ukraine for these attacks. Instead, repair efforts have been initiated at the bridge site.
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References: [1] Ukrainian sources, Russian Defense Ministry statements, and independent reports as mentioned in the text.
- On a historic Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky celebrated the "brilliant" results of attacks on Russian military bases, which reportedly reached as far as Eastern Siberia.
- The Ukrainian SBU intelligence agency, working in conjunction with the air force, orchestrated the series of drone strikes against various Russian military bases, a move that echoes political intrigue reminiscent of a spy thriller.
