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Ukraine says it completed its biggest long-range attack of the war with Russia on Sunday, after using smuggled drones to launch a series of major strikes on 40 Russian warplanes at four military bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russia confirmed Ukrainian attacks in five regions, calling them a “terrorist act”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The attacks come as Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are heading to Istanbul, Turkey, for a second round of peace talks on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The talks are expected to start around 13:00 local time (10:00 GMT) at the Ciragan Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Expectations are low, as the two warring sides remain far apart on how to end the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities reported a massive drone and missile attack on its territory over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At least six people, including a seven-year-old child, were injured following a strike in Kharkiv in the early hours of Monday, the region’s governor said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Elsewhere, Russia’s state news agency Ria said the country’s security service thwarted an attempted arson attack in the east.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It said two residents in the Primorye region were attempting to sabotage a railway track on Ukraine’s orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moscow currently controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory, including the southern Crimea peninsula annexed in 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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