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First up, Kiev just hit one of Russia's most important Black Sea oil terminals with a significant drone attack, disrupting one of the biggest energy lifelines currently fueling the Kremlin's war machine.
Where you find these conventional oil and gas fields, like we have in the Middle East and Russia and South America, et cetera, there are mature source rocks leaking oil and gas. Some of the most mature and biggest source rocks in the world are in, you guessed it, the Middle East and Russia. They've been quietly testing them, quietly seeing, hey, let's learn that technology. How do we get ready?
At least two people have been killed in Russia's drone and missile attacks on Ukraine. Meanwhile, prospects for peace talks remain uncertain. It's not clear whether Ukrainian diplomats will attend Russia's proposed new rounds of peace talks next week in Istanbul. Russia's Ministry of Defense says it gained control of a Ukrainian village in the Donetsk region.
In a statement, Ukraine's security service said about a third of strategic cruise missile carriers in Russia's main airfields were destroyed at a total cost of about $7 billion. Russia often uses bomber planes to shoot missiles at Ukrainian cities, killing civilians and destroying homes. Russia's defense ministry confirmed the attacks. Joanna Kakisis, NPR News, Kyiv.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. Ukraine's President Zelensky says his country's security service planned a daring operation involving drones smuggled into Russia that hit 41 Russian warplanes and several airfields.
Ukrainian drones hit deep into Russia today, hitting several airfields and destroying more than 40 military planes. And Russia struck a Ukrainian military training unit, leaving at least 12 soldiers dead. This ahead of scheduled peace talks in Istanbul tomorrow. Meanwhile, at least seven people are dead, 71 injured after a bridge collapsed in Russia, derailing a passenger train passing below.
It's Monday, the 2nd of June. Well, look at that. It's a brand new month. Welcome to the President's Daily Brief. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. We'll start things off with a surprising blow to Russia's Air Force.
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