Incidentally, such drones are very common to fly in these parts, Hammelburg says. “It’s allowed, it always happens. In fact, enemy planes can fly over your area as long as you report it to air traffic control in advance. So if you bring it back to normal proportions: it’s an accident, but it’s not that terrible.’
The footage of the collision released by the US Army
Hypersonic Kinzhal missiles
According to Europe correspondent Geert Jan Hahn, the incident has everything to do with last week’s rocket attacks on Ukraine, in which the Russians deployed hypersonic Kinzhal missiles for the first time. According to Hahn, given the minimal impact of that attack, it appeared that the Russians were testing the missiles. Muscular language of the Kremlin, this is how Hahn defines those rocket attacks and the drone incident. “Even a little bit for home use.”
Meanwhile, the delivery of fighter jets from Poland and Slovakia to Ukraine appears to be getting closer, despite strong American objections. Poland wants to supply Ukraine with old Russian MiGs on the condition that another NATO country joins them, and that will be Slovakia. “It has been rumored for months that Slovakia wants it,” says Hahn, describing a complex situation.
Outgoing Slovak decision
“You’re dealing with a keeper’s office, only: are you allowed to do it as a keeper’s office? How does it work with a constitution? What permission do you need? Who should be on board? That discussion has been raging in Slovakia for weeks. In fact, no one agrees, so the outgoing prime minister says: we’ll just do it. According to him, it complies with the constitution.” There is still international bargaining about it, which means that the Americans will impose strict conditions on construction.
“It’s not that Ukraine doesn’t have planes at all”
Incidentally, according to Hammelburg, it is not at all true that Ukraine has no fighter planes. “We don’t know how many they have at the moment but they had over 100 MiG 29s and also Sukhoi 24s and 25s. fighter aircraft. So the situation is not like that.’
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