Experts doubted that the drone arrived from Ukraine: it’s easier from Finland
An unmanned attack on the Leningrad region was predicted by military analysts last week. Thus, military expert Alexander Zimovsky warned on January 12 that attacks on the North-West should be expected in the near future. He made this forecast by analyzing the patrol route of an American reconnaissance aircraft that was spotted in the Gulf of Finland area.
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“In the near future,” Zimovsky noted, “we should expect Ukrainian strikes on military and military-industrial facilities in the west and north-west of the Russian Federation.”
The expert posted a screenshot of the deep aerial reconnaissance route of the AE6795 P-8A aircraft “ Poseidon». He circled the route Ust-Luga — Pskov — Staraya Russa — Velikiye Luki.
An American spy plane took off from the Polish city of Bygdoszcz, crossed the Baltic Sea, Latvia. Then he entered the territory of Estonia, where he carried out reconnaissance in the Gulf of Finland. The capabilities of its equipment make it possible, without entering our airspace, to view everything tens of kilometers deep into our territory.
Perhaps it was US electronic intelligence that helped the Armed Forces of Ukraine reveal the locations of Russian air defense systems. This ensured the choice of the optimal flight route for the drone, which was shot down on January 18 in the Leningrad region.
On the night of January 18, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of a Ukrainian drone in the Leningrad region. The drone's flight route has not been reported.
According to a number of experts, the easiest way to launch the drone was from Finland or Estonia, and not from Ukraine, which is separated from St. Petersburg by almost 1,000 kilometers. “And from Finland it’s easier — the flight will only be over the Gulf of Finland, from Estonia — you need to go around Ust-Luga. When it comes to the question of what is easier – to fly 1000 km through all air defense areas in winter or 150 km over a snow cover, I believe more in the second option,” wrote military correspondent Roman Saponkov, adding that he also does not rule out the work of Ukrainian saboteurs from Russian territory.< /p>