New Delhi did not immediately comment.

Russia must repair the damaged planes, better protect its remaining aircraft and improve its ability to disrupt such operations, he said. Experts also suggested the strikes could force Moscow to speed up its program to replace the Tu-95.While underscoring Russian vulnerabilities, it’s not clear if it will mean reduced airstrikes on Ukraine.

Russia has focused on trying to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses with drones throughout the war, including the use ofOn some nights last month, Moscow launched over 300 drones.“Even if Ukraine was able to damage a significant portion of the Russian bomber force, it’s not entirely clear that the bomber force was playing a linchpin role in the war at this point,” Lee said.

Ukrainian air force data analyzed by AP shows that from July 2024 through December 2024, Russia used Tu-22M3s and Tu-95s 14 times against Ukraine but used drones almost every night.Sunday’s operation might temporarily reduce Russia’s ability to launch strategic missile attacks but it will probably find ways to compensate, Lee said.

Associated Press writer Hanna Arhirova in Kyiv, Ukraine, contributed.

MILLVALE, Pa. (AP) — When the scaffolding came down inside the unassuming hilltop church near Pittsburgh, it revealed, a nonpartisan nonprofit group of university leaders focused on immigration policy. The state has about 690,000 students overall at its public universities.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and state Attorney General Ken Paxton, did not immediately comment on the lawsuit, and staff did not immediately respond to email messages seeking comment.The lawsuit was filed in the Wichita Falls division of the Northern District of Texas, which the state and conservative litigants have often chosen to file lawsuits challenging the federal government and issues such as healthcare and gay and transgender rights.

The Texas law was initially passed by sweeping majorities in the Texas Legislature and signed into law by then-Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican, as a way to open access to higher education for students without legal residency already living in the state. Supporters then and now argue it boosts the state’s economy by creating a better educated and better prepared work force.“Targeted attacks on Texas students who are seeking an affordable college education, led by the Trump administration, won’t help anyone, they only hurt us all,” said Luis Figueroa of Every Texan, a left-leaning public policy group.