The Russian defence ministry confirmed on Sunday that the Ukrainian drone strikes focused 5 airbases throughout the nation, damaging an unspecified variety of aircrafts.In a press release, the Russian defence ministry accused Kyiv of finishing up “a terror assault with using FPV drones on airfields within the Murmansk, Irkutsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur Areas.”“All terror assaults on army airfields within the Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur Areas have been repelled,” the ministry added.For the primary time, it was formally confirmed that among the drone launches came about from inside shut proximity to airfields. In keeping with Russian officers, the Olenogorsk airfield within the Murmansk area and the Sredny airfield in Irkutsk, Siberia, have been focused from close by areas utilizing trailer vehicles.“Because of the launch of FPV drones from territories within the shut proximity to army airfields within the Murmansk and Irkutsk Areas, a number of plane caught fireplace. The fires have been extinguished,” the ministry mentioned.In the meantime, Ukraine claimed the assaults destroyed round 40 Russian army planes, together with nuclear-capable TU-95 and Tu-22 strategic bombers. Observers counsel the assaults could also be an try by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to place stress on Moscow forward of the second spherical of peace talks scheduled for Monday in Istanbul. A Russian delegation led by Kremlin aide Vladimir Medynsky has already arrived in Turkey.Regardless of the talks, analysts stay sceptical about any imminent breakthrough. Most consider a ceasefire in Ukraine stays unlikely at this stage.
