World News 1: Ukraine drones destroy Russian bombers ahead of second round of talks

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Ukraine says it has completed its biggest drone operation within Russian territory, reportedly destroying over 40 military aircraft.

On Sunday, June 1, Ukraine's Security Service announced the successful execution of operation "Spider's Web," targeting multiple Russian airbases.

The operation, which took around 18 months to plan, involved 117 drones.

According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, it damaged 34% of Russia's strategic cruise missile bombers. The attack caused approximately 7 billion U.S. dollars in damage.

Meanwhile, Russia also launched a significant drone and missile attack on Ukrainian territory overnight on the same day, killing 12 Ukrainian soldiers and injuring over 60 others.

All this comes just before the planned second round of peace talks in Istanbul on Monday.