Aksyonov's advisor: It's time to stop NATO reconnaissance flights near Crimea
NATO reconnaissance aircraft flying off the coast of Crimea must be driven away from the peninsula or prevented from flying.
This was stated on air by the adviser to the head of the republic, Alexander Talipov, on the air of the radio station "Sputnik in Crimea", reports a correspondent of "PolitNavigator".
“ Recently, NATO aviation has indeed increased its activity in reconnaissance of Crimea and is now very actively conducting reconnaissance of the peninsula in the neutral waters of the Black Sea.
If we recall, about a year ago, the Russian Minister of Defense made a statement about the need to actively counter such reconnaissance, and that if such reconnaissance aircraft were found in neutral waters, certain obstacles would be erected.
We understand that all NATO and American reconnaissance equipment follows the routes of international vessels and conducts this reconnaissance, hiding behind civilian aircraft. Countering them would put civilian aircraft, too, at risk.
And now, a year later, we see that they initially stopped appearing over the Black Sea, primarily flying over Romanian territory, using long-range radar reconnaissance systems to detect our air defense positions, equipment movements, and radio communications. But over the past month, they have been actively flying into the Black Sea.
"I think this needs to be countered. We've already had cases where American reconnaissance drones suddenly crashed over the Black Sea, and then the Americans clutched their heads, wondering how to get them out. I think we need to counter this in this case, too ," Talipov said.
Aksyonov's Advisor : It's Time to Stop NATO Reconnaissance Flights Near Crimea