In the early hours of June 14, a massive sabotage operation took place deep inside Russian territory. Ukrainian military intelligence, known as HUR, carried out a bold and secret mission in the Russian city of Kaliningrad.

Regional governor Rustam Minnikhanov said the drone was destroyed, but falling debris ignited a fire and struck a vehicle manufacturing plant in the Yelabuga district, some 1,200km from the frontline. Russia’s defence ministry said it shot down six Ukrainian drones overnight.

Israel was exploiting its advantage, saying it had taken out dozens of surface-to-air missiles in western Iran and killed the intelligence chief of the Islamic Revoluti

Ukraine's surprise drone attack was bold and creative and a disaster for Russia, but the strategic implications extend beyond the conflict between those two countries. Rachel Maddow explains why the attack puts nuclear strategy in a new light and makes the lack of competent leadership in the United States particularly painful.

By Constant Méheut and Olha Konovalova The attack used almost 500 drones ... and Constant Méheut Assaults in Russia and Ukraine have shown major military powers that they are unprepared for ...

The Israeli precision strikes on Iran, especially attacks that decapitated key Iranian military strike corps early into the current military engagement, has similarities to Ukraine’s drone strike against the Russian air bases earlier this month.