After too many nights of pulling children from the rubble of Russian drone strikes, the weekend’s devastating attacks on Moscow’s military pride mark a brief respite for Ukrainian morale, and yet another twist of the unexpected.

A Ukrainian drone attack damaged about 10% of Russia's strategic bomber fleet, impacting TU-95 and TU-22 bombers, as well as A-50 surveillance planes. Despite the losses, Russia retains most of its fleet.

The Kremlin denies the full impact of Kyiv's drone attack but Russian military bloggers cite serious damage, including to planes that carry nuclear weapons.