Europe faces stray Ukrainian drones as Kyiv targets Russian oil exports
Baltic ministers say the incursions show gaps in air defenses as Ukraine’s drones target Russian ports and Russia’s electronic interference grows.
- On Wednesday, Lithuanians sought shelter in underground car parks in Vilnius during an air raid alert as authorities warned of unidentified drone activity in neighboring Belarus, marking the first such alert in a NATO capital.
- Lithuanian Foreign Minister Budrys stated on Tuesday that Russia is "deliberately" redirecting Ukrainian drones into Baltic airspace using electronic interference; jamming and spoofing tactics force the drones off course toward NATO territory.
- Increasing incursions have prompted Baltic ministers to chastise Ukraine, with violations contributing to the Latvian government's collapse in May; a Romanian fighter jet shot down a Ukrainian drone over southern Estonia on May 19.
- NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised the alliance's "calm, decisive and proportionate response" on Tuesday, while Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, the SVR, claimed without evidence that Ukraine is launching attacks from Baltic territory.
- Defending against such threats requires solving complex technological and bureaucratic problems, as Colonel Janno Mark of the Estonian Defense Forces said, "There is no one solution against every type of drone.
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Europe faces a Ukrainian drone problem as Kyiv targets Russian oil exports
Ukrainian drones have recently caused concern by entering Baltic airspace, leading to tensions with NATO countries. On Wednesday, Lithuanians sheltered in Vilnius due to drone activity. No injuries have been reported, but these incidents have raised questions about NATO air…
Baltics on alert over Ukrainian drones and Russian electronic warfare
The impact, shooting-down, or near-miss of about a dozen Ukrainian drones over the past two months has once again placed the Baltic region at the center of a gray zone where air safety, electronic warfare, and strategic ambiguity blur together. Ukraine says its attack drones, launched toward ports in the Leningrad region in Russia’s northwest, have been diverted by the enemy and redirected against its allies.Seguir leyendo
Europe Faces Stray Ukrainian Drones As Kyiv Targets Russian Oil Exports – 710am KURV
By EMMA BURROWS AP European Security Correspondent Over the past months, Ukrainian drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in Lithuania. For the first time in a NATO and European Union capital, Lithuanians were pictured sheltering in underground car parks in Vilnius on Wednesday, as authorities warned of unidentified drone activity. No…
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