6 Russian balloons were spotted over the skies of Kiev And all of them were taken down by air defense systems. According to the military authorities in the capital on Wednesday (February 15),
military office in Kiev wrote on a telegram that those balloons can have angle reflectors and scouting equipment as they hover over the capital. encouraged them to issue an air warning on Wednesday (February 15).
“From the information that is now clear These balloons are moving in the air. under the force of the winds,” said a statement from the military headquarters in Kiev. “It is possible that the launch of the balloon was intended to detect and defeat our air defense systems.”
Just before the announcement, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force said Russia, which had invaded Ukraine since February last year, could use these balloons in new ways to keep their spy drone stockpile. And enticed Ukraine to use a stockpile of anti-aircraft missiles
“Russia now uses spy drones like the Orlan-10 sparingly. and they probably think Why don’t we use these balloons? So they use balloons,” said a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force.
“Russia will use all available methods of war. “So the possibility that these objects could carry out any kind of surveillance cannot be ruled out. Therefore, it is important to investigate and study them.”
The spokesman confirmed that the sound of airborne warning sirens sounded in the capital on Wednesday as balloons were detected in the sky.
Commentary from a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force This is in line with comments from the military office suggesting that Russia could use balloons to distract Ukrainian air defense systems. “The enemy wants us to use our air defense systems. which defends its strategic goals with these balloons. which has only gains and losses.”
Russia has yet to comment on reports of a hot air balloon flying over Kiev.
Moldova, Ukraine’s south-western neighbor, is said to have had Russian missiles invade its airspace several times in recent months. Objects of unknown Russian identity were also reported to have been found. fly over their land
The country had to close its airspace for more than an hour on Tuesday after officials spotted a mysterious flying object resembling a weather balloon.
Wednesday (February 15), the President of the Moldovan Parliament In an interview with reporters that the flying object which is the reason for closing the country’s atmosphere to Russia
Said the speaker of the parliament A hot air balloon arrives from Ukraine and crosses over into the airspace of northern Moldova. “It could be an unmanned aerial vehicle or a device. which measures something of a high order.”
Romania A NATO Member country bordering Ukraine and Moldova. It said on Tuesday (February 14) it had sent fighter jets into the air. after detecting air targets similar to weather balloons in their airspace
(Source: AFP/Reuters)
