Rome, 28 June 2024 – The drone war in Ukraine is intensified, and the range of action of UAV vehicles is also expanding: Kiev managed to strike this morning a oil depot in the Russian region of Tambovhundreds of kilometers from the border, the regional governor, Maxim Egorov, confirmed: “At 4:35 (local time) in the municipal district of Michurinskii, Tambov region, a flight of drones towards an oil depot was recorded.”
In Ukraine, drone warfare widens its scope
Rain of drones over Russia
Now used daily, over short or long distances, military UAVs have replaced bombers and fighters. 25 Ukrainian drones this night alone were shot down in the airspace of western and southwestern Russia, the Russian Ministry of Defense says: 12 were intercepted in the province of Bryansknine in that of Smolesnk, two a Kurskone to Voronezh and another to Rostov sul Don.
Moscow threatens Washington’s spy drones
But Ukrainian drones are not Russia’s only aerial concern, as Moscow has reiterated its threats against Western intrusions into the conflict with the spy drones Americans, who sregularly fly over the Black Sea. The Russian Defense Ministry said it was preparing measures to “timely respond to provocations”, even threatening a direct confrontation due to Pentagon reconnaissance flights off the coast of Ukraine.
Russia: weapons and spy flights, US part of the conflict
According to Moscow, military assistance and information about targets on Russian territory make Washington and its allies part of the conflict in Ukraine. Furthermore, US drones increase the risk of accidents with the Russian Aerospace Forces, crisis that could quickly turn into “a direct confrontation between the Alliance and the Russian Federation”, according to a statement from the Russian ministry.
Ukrainian drone crosses border, Belarus reinforces border
And we always talk about drones also in Belarus after a Ukrainian military UAV he has gone beyond. Recently a Kiev quadcopter was shot down in the Gomel region of Belarus by the country’s border guards. After the accident, the Border Service of Belarus and the country’s Defense Ministry announced measures to further strengthen the border with Ukraine. “Reconnaissance flights of Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles are regularly observed along the border. Attempts by drones to fly into our territory are stopped with the use of standard weapons and technical means of radio-electronic warfare,” the Belarusian authorities said in a statement.
