The BBC’s Paul Adams reflects on the impact of Ukraine’s major drone attack on Russian bombers. 

​The BBC’s Paul Adams reflects on the impact of Ukraine’s major drone attack on Russian bombers.  

One poll has pro-EU candidate Rafal Trzaskowski in the lead, while the other indicates conservative Karol Nawrocki will win. 

​One poll has pro-EU candidate Rafal Trzaskowski in the lead, while the other indicates conservative Karol Nawrocki will win.  

Russia’s defence ministry confirmed Ukrainian drone strikes on five airbases, acknowledging damage to aircraft. Kyiv is accused of launching the attacks, some from locations near airfields in Murmansk and Irkutsk. Ukraine claims to have destroyed around 40 Russian military planes. Observers suggest the attacks aim to pressure Moscow before peace talks in Istanbul, though analysts remain skeptical of a breakthrough.