Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Is Russia taking control of some Ukrainian drones to redirect them to fly into Baltic States to cause damage?

For some time, I have had the suspicion this is the case!

"... Speculation and some tacit official acknowledgment have surfaced that Russia may be using electronic warfare measures to redirect long-range strike drones from Ukraine meant for Russian targets towards the NATO countries at the eastern end of the Baltic Sea. ...

This year has seen several incidents of Ukrainian drones entering Baltic NATO countries’ airspaces and, in some cases, even crashing into critical infrastructure. An accidental strike on an empty Latvian oil refinery last week prompted the resignation of both the prime minister and the defense minister there. Previously, drones had hit a power plant chimney in Estonia and fallen into a lake in Lithuania. ..."

NATO jet shoots down Ukrainian drone over Estonia in escalation of airspace violations

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