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🇺🇦 Ukraine Destroys 1/3 of Russia’s Strategic Strike Capability

Ukraine launched its largest long-range attack of the war, using 117 drones in a "Spider's Web" operation that struck at least 40 Russian warplanes at four military bases — 34% of Russia's strategic cruise missile carriers — including facilities thousands of miles from Ukraine in Siberia. The SBU security service spent 18 months planning the complex operation, smuggling drones in wooden cabins on trucks and remotely launching them near Russian airbases, causing an estimated $7 billion in damage to strategic aviation assets. The strikes occurred as Russian and Ukrainian negotiators prepared for peace talks in Istanbul, though expectations remain low given the sides' fundamental disagreements on ending the conflict. More - BBC

🇵🇱 Poland Elects Nationalist President

Trump-backed conservative historian Karol Nawrocki narrowly defeated centrist Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski 50.9% to 49.1% in Poland's presidential election, dealing a major blow to Prime Minister Donald Tusk's efforts to realign the country with EU mainstream policies. The victory marks a rare international win for Trump's MAGA movement and threatens to stymie Tusk's judicial reforms and women's rights agenda through presidential vetoes. Polish markets weakened on the result, with the zloty falling against the euro as investors worry about renewed political gridlock in the EU's fifth-largest economy. More - Bloomberg