Ukraine did not give Trump advance notice before obliterating Russian doomsday nuclear bombers: reports

Ukraine did not give the Trump administration advance notice of its drone strikes deep in Russian territory Sunday that wiped out dozens of nuclear “doomsday” bombers and other aircraft, according to reports.The daring Ukrainian operation had been in the works for more than a year and entailed a covert operation to smuggle a slew of drones into Russia, but the White House was not given a heads-up that the planned attack was coming, CBS and Axios said, citing sources.The White House did not respond to a Post request for comment Sunday.The sneak attack came as Ukrainian negotiators are set to meet with their Russian counterparts in Istanbul on Monday to present their latest offer during peace talks.Trump — who spent his Sunday morning hitting the tees at his Sterling, Va., club with golf ace Bryson DeChambeau — has repeatedly publicly chafed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.Their shaky relationship includes their infamous Feb.

28 Oval Office blow-up and the president’s occasional social-media posts in which he’s blamed the US’s traditional ally for the war.Among the insults hurled during the pair’s Feb.28 public clash was Trump’s claim that Ukraine has “no cards” to play in its campaign to stave off Russian invaders.Some observers have speculated that Ukrainian trust in Washington has waned under the Trump administration amid the public flare-ups.In Sunday’s attack by Ukraine, at least 41 of the Kremlin’s heavy bombers at four different locations in Russia — thousands of miles inside the country — were hit, the Kyiv Independent reported.The struck aircraft included TU-95 “Bear” nuclear bombers — considered Russia’s doomsday deterrent — A-50 “Mainstay” command-and-control jets and TU-22 “Backfire” fast-attack strike bombers, according to multiple reports.The surprise attack comes against the backdrop of Russia brutally pummeling Ukrainian cities such as Kyiv in recent weeks, slaughtering civilians.Some of Rus...