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The Armed Forces of Ukraine recently intensified their attempts to attack the Crimean peninsula with drones. The Ukrainian military is not alone in its effort, as the strikes are ongoing after an unprecedented reconnaissance operation of NATO aircraft in the Black Sea region.
Russian air defenses successfully destroyed multiple Ukrainian UAVs in separate engagements over Crimea on April 16th alone. The first interception of two UAVs occurred at night, as reported by the Ministry of Defense. Another drone was intercepted at about midday. Hours later, around 4 p.m. local time, the third Ukrainian UAV was destroyed in Sevastopol. Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev revealed details about the operation, telling that the drone was first intercepted electronic warfare systems, disabled before air defenses guided it to a safe detonation zone over a military airfield.
These strikes followed a massive NATO intelligence operation that saw the Black Sea crowded with the West’s most advanced surveillance aircraft last weekend. Seven NATO aircraft participated in simultaneous monitoring and surveillance operations of the Black Sea region, accompanied by eight more tactical aircraft and four tankers. The operation involved U-2S of the US Air Force, P-8A of the US Navy, E-3A of the NATO Airborne Forces, E-3F of the French Air Force, Atlantic 2 of the French Navy, as well as the French carrier-based aircraft E-2D, which took off from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the Mediterranean. Four Rafale M fighters came to the area, as well as an RC-135 of the British Air Force that arrived from the UK, accompanied by Typhoon fighters. All of these aircraft operated 130 km south of Sevastopol.
Intense NATO reconnaissance activity has often preceded major Ukrainian strikes. The weekend’s surveillance mission allowed to collect critical data on Russian air defenses and military infrastructure. When combined with Ukraine’s subsequent drone probes, the operation suggests a coordinated effort to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in Crimea’s defenses.
As Russian forces maintain heightened alert status across the peninsula, as well as in the southern regions, the Black Sea area appears poised for potential escalation. The strategic dance between NATO’s spy planes, Ukrainian drones, and Russian air defenses continues unfolding, with each move bringing the conflict to further dangerous escalation.
hato’s destined to be a has been.
time to send another “basket of goodies” strapped to the belly of an su-24 as in the u$$ donald cook incident in 2014…. but again… why wasn’t kiev’s nato$tan brain trust wiped off the map 10 years ago before anyone knew about the needle dick that plays the piano in high heels became the titular head?… russia should be both embarrassed and ashamed of themselves for letting it get to crocus hall, then kursk, with the cat and mouse still being played out.
yes, russia should have just shut down the military and intelligence operations of the most powerful empire in the history of man in 2014.
as you keep $ucking them off my little indian friend!… keep pulling that small unit of yours with the markets in the west continuing to sink like a building 7 at free fall accelerated speed that they can continue to manage all those treasonable leak($) both foreign and domestic!… can’t wait for your response my zi0ni$t loving friend.
keep on hitting that jenkem and keep on derping. you’ve got a good thing going.
takes time to ready yourself for impending sanctions. and do you think its about ukraine
no, you are right, it’s about imperialists hara kiri.
sir bill gates knight commander of the british empire. commander. wake up. bends his knee to his liege and master the king. of kings.
“right of return”?!… just like that other place in the me courtesy of the balfour declaration that has and will continue to create systematic genocide until all of those 1 trillion cubic meters of natural gas go to the settlers, just like the rare earth minerals and best beach condos in odessa and surrounding areas will be built on the bones of dead nato$tan mercenaries and indigenous ethnic russians in the eastern donbass selling out to the highest bidders”?”…
bastardi zo západu budú provokovať!!! tým debilom uniká jedna zásadná vec. a síce že ich rusi nateraz nedávajú dolu. ak však príde k otvorenému konfliktu medzi (zto) nato a rf tak potom si už nebudú tak beztrestne lietať. dolietajú!!! mysleniu zdar a svetu mier!!!
france and britain uses ukraine as scapegoat and has hit russian ships and armour vehicles directly and are now desperate as never before.remove putin and hit france and britain and sink their warships.
removing putin it’s going to be a little more difficult than removing lenine.
they don’t want to remove putin. obviously. the party would be over for them then no more war? but they’re banking on a 100 years.
the nato buildup in romania will only bring more disturbance to the region . letting people live in peace is not an option to colonialists .
thanks nostraderpus.
nato? who,? usa is already out
just go home ivan. it’s so easy. go home and welcome expanded trade and commerce. you’re in control and can stop this madness. peace will follow. just go home.
is that you, netanyahu?
what happened to the russian black sea fleet? muahahahaha hahaha haha 🇷🇺=🏃♂️🤡 😆😆😆
was it sunk by the ghost of kiev?
i’m sure those us planes were just there on a neighborly visit to their russian friends, after all mr. trump wants nothing more than peace, right?…
the plane should be shoot down instantly.