The attack demonstrated Ukraine’s ability to use relatively cheap drones to take out expensive aircraft and to strike sites far from its borders.

The growing global uncertainty and the push for strategic autonomy by European countries are boosting the pending work in the major companies in the sector, awaiting a new boost from NATO. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine,

Ukrainian forces have destroyed dozens of Russian warplanes parked at airfields thousands of miles from the front lines, according to a source in the country’s security services, in one of Kyiv’s most audacious and sophisticated counter assaults since the beginning of the war.

Expensive planes, tanks, and ships can be destroyed on the cheap.

With 41 military aircraft impacted, the Ukrainian drone attack was described by some commentators as Russia's "Pearl Harbor." The attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 was a surprise air raid by Japan on the U.S. during World War II. Kyiv's assault follows ground advances by Moscow troops in recent days in Ukraine's Sumy border region.

European leaders face mounting pressure to act decisively, as ongoing energy imports continue to fund Russia’s war in Ukraine.

While the full extent of the damage is still unknown, the operation shows how Kyiv has been able to adapt and evolve over the war using drones.

The victory of nationalist Karol Nawrocki in Poland’s presidential election looks set to strain relations with Ukraine and embolden Donald Trumpinspired conservatives in central Europe, analysts and diplomats said on Monday.