“Officially, any intelligence gathered is sent only to NATO members, but it is common knowledge that some of these members are quick to share such information with Ukraine,” the publication quoted an unnamed retired Royal Air Force officer as saying.
NATO AWACS aircraft, the UK Defence Journal adds, regularly patrol the territory of Eastern Europe and the Baltic Sea region. These actions are aimed at monitoring the activity of Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft.
It was previously reported that Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov ordered the General Staff to develop proposals for rapid response measures to the increasing frequency of American reconnaissance drone flights over the Black Sea.
The United States, as noted in the defense department, launches unmanned aerial vehicles to conduct reconnaissance and designate targets for Western weapons to attack Russian targets.
Let us remind you that the American RQ-4B Global Hawk drone has been spotted more than once in the sky over the Black Sea. The last time he was there was shortly before the Ukrainian Armed Forces attack on Sevastopol. According to military officials, it was this drone that targeted the city with ATACMS missiles.
After the incident, the UAV disappeared.
