
US aircraft EA-18G GrowlerWASHINGTON, Mar 29 Electronic warfare (EW) aircraft, that the U.S. is moving to Germany will not be used against Russian forces in Ukraine, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. NATO along the eastern flank,» he said. Kirby added that the deployment of six US Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft to Spangdahlem airbase was not in response to any «threat or incident.» He explained that aircraft of this type specialize, in particular, in suppressing enemy air defenses by interfering with its radars. Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, on March 25, they completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.

