Drones strike deep within Russia on eve of new talks
Bangkok Post
|June 03, 2025
Ukraine said Sunday that its drones destroyed Russian bombers worth billions of dollars as far away as Siberia in its longest-range assault of the war, as it geared up for talks on prospects for a ceasefire.
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In a spectacular claim, Ukraine said it damaged US$7 billion (230 billion baht) worth of Russian aircraft parked at four airbases thousands of kilometres across the border, with unverified video footage showing aircraft engulfed in flames and black smoke.
A source in the Ukrainian security services (SBU) said the strikes hit 41 planes that were used to “bomb Ukrainian villages”.
The drones were concealed in the ceilings of transportation containers that were opened remotely for the assault, the source added.
The long-planned operation came at a delicate moment three years into Russia's invasion.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that he was sending a delegation to Istanbul led by his Defence Minister Rustem Umerov for talks yesterday with Russian officials.
Turkey is hosting the meeting, which was spurred by US President Donald Trump’s push for a quick deal to end the three-year war.
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