KYIV:

Ukraine said in a spectacular claim on Sunday it destroyed Russian bombers worth billions of dollars in a "large-scale" drone assault on enemy soil as it geared up for talks with Moscow counterparts to explore prospects for a ceasefire.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy praised the "absolutely brilliant" drone attack launched on Russian air bases, saying it inflicted tangible losses on Moscow. He said that 117 drones had been used to attack the Russian bases.

Ukraine said the strike on the eve of peace talks damaged $7 billion worth of Russian aircraft parked at four airbases thousands of kilometres away, with unverified video footage showing aircraft engulfed in flames and black smoke.

A source in the Ukrainian security services said the drones were concealed in the ceilin

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