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Ukraine stunned the world on June 1 with a series of daring, high-precision drone strikes against airfields deep inside Russian territory. These drone attacks, which damaged or destroyed dozens of long-range bombers and even an AWACS aircraft, not only embarrassed Russia’s military establishment but also raised serious questions about the vulnerabilities of strategic assets and nuclear triads globally. The operation’s use of commercial components underscored how accessible and asymmetric drone warfare has become, prompting alarm among Western defense planners about the potential for copycat strikes. Could this mark a new era of warfare in which small, stealthy technologies rival billion-dollar military systems?
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