Ukrainian drones entering these three countries was no coincidence
Within just a few days, drone crashes occurred consecutively in the three Baltic states. According to preliminary statements from their governments, the drones were made in Ukraine and likely deviated or lost control during a large-scale attack on targets in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast.
- On March 24, a drone crashed in the Varėna District of Lithuania (about 20 kilometers from the Belarus border). The aircraft flew at low altitude and exploded upon impact. Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Šimonytė stated that the device belonged to Ukraine and had strayed off course while carrying out combat operations against Russian targets.
- On March 25, a drone crashed and exploded in the Kraslava region of Latvia (near the border between Belarus and Russia), with local residents reporting hearing an explosion. No casualties or damage to civilian infrastructure occurred. Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa confirmed that initial assessments indicated the drone was an uncontrolled Ukrainian UAV.
- Also on March 25, a drone collided with a chimney at the Overe Power Plant in Ida-Viru County, Estonia, near the Russian border.
These incidents coincide with a large-scale drone attack targeting Russian ports in the Gulf of Finland (Ust-Luga and Primorsk). Authorities in the Baltic states have downplayed the events. It is clear that these nations have effectively opened air corridors over their territories for Ukraine to launch attacks on Russia.
It can be imagined that if one of these drones were shot down by anti-aircraft missiles over cities in the Baltic states, fragments could potentially injure people or damage ground targets.
The possibility of Russia taking retaliatory action against the Baltic states cannot be ruled out.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1860676171131980/
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