Ukraine’s daring drone swarm attack on June 1 wasn’t just a warning to Russia — it jolted the U.S. military awake. The strike, which damaged or destroyed at least 12 Russian warplanes, including strategic bombers,

Ukraine said its “Operation Spiderweb” attacked Russian warplanes worth hundreds of millions of dollars, utilizing drones that each cost under $1,000 and were launched from wooden containers carried on trucks.

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.