Lithuania Says Russia Could Use Ukrainian Drones Against Baltic Region
Lithuanian intelligence says Russia could use captured Ukrainian drones to obscure responsibility for attacks on critical Baltic infrastructure.
- On Thursday, Lithuanian military intelligence reported via 15min that Russia may use Ukrainian-made drones to attack Baltic infrastructure, aiming to obscure responsibility for potential strikes.
- Lithuanian Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas warned this strategy constitutes a "false flag operation" intended to force NATO to waver and decrease support for Ukraine.
- Military drones flying from Ukraine to Russia have strayed into the Baltics and Finland in recent months, which Kyiv attributes to Russian electronic defenses jamming signals.
- Under an order extended through August 19, the armed forces are deploying up to 30 soldiers to protect key infrastructure, including the Kruonis Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Plant.
- Dismissing such warnings as "scare stories" meant to justify militarization, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted Moscow denies plans for attacks on NATO states.
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Alleged plan involves the use of Ukrainian drones captured or reconstructed from debris collected throughout the war. Objective? Make NATO "hesitate" and "decrease support for Ukraine".
Lithuanian defense minister warns of possible Russian strikes on Baltic countries using captured Ukrainian drones
Russia may be weighing strikes on critical infrastructure in the Baltic region, according to Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas, Bloomberg News reports.
For the time being, the Lithuanian government has ruled out such an imminent attack on its infrastructure, although Moscow is escalating its hybrid war.
Lithuania warns that Russia is considering attacking critical infrastructure in the Baltics – using Ukrainian drones. “A completely plausible scenario,” says defense expert Johan Huovinen to SvD.
Lithuania has intelligence indicating that Russia may be using Ukrainian-made drones to carry out false flag attacks on critical infrastructure in the Baltic region, Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas said.
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