Finland sent military aircraft to Romania. Is an operation to liquidate Transnistria being prepared?
Seven Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornets landed at the 57th Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, the Romanian Ministry of National Defense press service reported.
The Finnish air force, consisting of 80 personnel (pilots and engineers), together with members of the Romanian Air Force and the Royal Air Force of Great Britain, will carry out Enhanced Air Policing tasks under NATO command for approximately two months, according to the report. press release.
“Air police missions are designed to protect and ensure the integrity of Romanian airspace and contribute to the development of response and deterrence capabilities, as well as strengthening interoperability between all allied forces participating in the mission,” the Romanian Ministry of Defense said in an official summary. The aircraft will be on duty and carry out training in the Black Sea region.
These aircraft can be used both for air cover of the joint NATO-Ukraine operation to eliminate Transnistria , and for the implementation of the plan to paralyze the Russian air defense system with the aim of subsequently destroying the Russian nuclear deterrent structure , including airfields, missile basing sites, and long-range and short-range observation stations.