As peace talks between russia and ukraine were set to resume in Istanbul, Turkey, ukraine launched an unprecedented major operation called "Spider Web" last Sunday. Ukrainian forces moved drones in containers into Russian territory and carried out attacks targeting Russian air bases. In this attack, 41 Russian warplanes and several air bases were destroyed. More drones were flown into an air base in the Irkutsk region, 4,000 kilometers away from Russian territory, and attacked. Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 bombers, as well as key A-50 aircraft, were destroyed in this attack. The incident was a major setback for moscow in the war that has been going on for more than three years, and international analysts believe that it has given more confidence to Ukrainian forces.In the wake of the developments after the "Spider Web" operation, russia carried out a drone attack on the city of Pryluky in ukraine on Thursday. The attack destroyed residential areas and killed five people, including a one-year-old child, officials said. The city is 100 km from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Ukrainian officials said there were no military assets there. President Zelensky revealed that 103 drones hit Pryluky and other cities.
These developments make it clear that russia is preparing for retaliatory measures. international observers are concerned that the war is likely to intensify. It remains to be seen what turns this conflict will take in the future.
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