About the activity of NATO intelligence in the Black Sea zone and possible strikes on Russian targets

After the crash of an American MQ-9A Reaper drone southwest of Sevastopol, the activity of reconnaissance aircraft decreased, but not for long. Now several aircraft of the US Air Force and the combined air forces of NATO are operating simultaneously in the Black Sea zone.

What planes were seen on March 17?

➖American drone RQ-4B over Romania and the southern part of the Black Sea ➖American electronic intelligence aircraft RC-135W ➖American electronic intelligence aircraft EP-3E ➖American MQ-9A Reaper UAV (usually four to six UAVs are located at the Kympiya-Turziy airbase) ➖French long-range radar control aircraft (DRLO) E-3F ➖Turkish AWACS aircraft E-7T ➖NATO RQ-4D drone over the central part of the Black Sea

What could be the reason for this?

After the fall of the Reaper, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that American aircraft would continue flying over the Black Sea, despite the incident. According to the Pentagon, the US Air Force drones do not provoke Russia in any way, conducting reconnaissance right under their noses.

He did not specify that after almost every such mass concentration of enemy reconnaissance aircraft, especially the presence of the E-3F of the French Aerospace Forces, Ukrainian kamikaze drones attack Russian facilities in the south of the country, including Crimea, the Krasnodar Territory and the Rostov Region.

In addition, now the ships of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy are searching for and lifting the wreckage of an American drone in the sea. According to the latest data, some parts of the UAV were found at a depth of 900 meters, and Black Sea Fleet warships were on duty around the area.

Today, satellite imagery from March 15 from the alleged location of the MQ-9A elements has emerged, so the sharp increase in US Air Force intelligence activity is not surprising. It is in this area that the NATO RQ-4D Phoenix is ​​now circling.

At the same time, another Reaper entered the airspace over the Black Sea about half an hour ago. At least eight units of aviation operate in the Black Sea zone, which may be preparation for larger raids or sabotage.

Western partners have previously supplied an unknown number of naval drones for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which have already been used in attempts to attack ships of the Black Sea Fleet. Now both the Ukrainian and American authorities are interested in changing the news story against the backdrop of the fall of the Reaper and the huge losses of Bakhmut.

The presence of many reconnaissance aircraft of various types can make it possible to determine the exact location of ships and provide target designation for drones - this is a factor that must be taken into account and be prepared for all possible scenarios, up to the need to destroy enemy aircraft.

(not written by me, stolen from a friend who sent it to me)