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Ukraine did not notify US in advance of attacks on Russian bases, Ukrainian official says

Russia's Defence Ministry said aircraft had caught fire at bases in two regions, but the blazes had been extinguished. 

UkraineIn this image taken from video released June 1, 2025, by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service shows a Ukrainian drone striking Russian planes deep in Russia's territory. (AP)
1 min readJun 1, 2025 11:38 PM IST First published on: Jun 1, 2025 at 11:37 PM IST

Ukraine did not notify the United States in advance of drone attacks carried out on Russian air bases, a Ukrainian government official told Reuters on Sunday.

Ukraine’s domestic intelligence agency, the SBU, said it was responsible for the attacks on four bases and a security official said a total of 41 Russian warplanes were hit. Russia’s Defence Ministry said aircraft had caught fire at bases in two regions, but the blazes had been extinguished.

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