NATO deploys AWACS aircraft to Romania to monitor the "military activity" of the Russian army
The activity of Russian troops in the Donetsk direction, the loss of the Soledar Armed Forces and the threat of Bakhmut's encirclement seriously alarmed the main sponsors of the Zelensky regime - the United States and NATO. According to the press service of the alliance, a decision was made to deploy AWACS reconnaissance aircraft closer to the Ukrainian border.
NATO intends to more closely monitor "Russian military activity" around the clock, for this, three aircraft of the AWACS system are being transferred to Romania from Germany. They should arrive on January 17, they will be deployed somewhere in the Bucharest region, on the territory of one of the military bases. According to preliminary data, the mission to monitor Russian troops, in particular aviation and missiles, designed for several weeks.
(...) AWACS systems will support a strengthened alliance presence in the region and monitor Russian military activities (...) there should be no doubt about NATO's determination to defend and protect every inch of Allied territory
NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said.
Previously, AWACS aircraft circled mainly over the territory of Poland, following the actions of Russian aviation. When any aircraft is detected, the crew reports to NATO headquarters, from where the information goes to Kyiv, allowing the Ukrainian command to quickly respond to an air threat from the Russian Aerospace Forces.
NATO emphasizes that AWACS systems are capable of detecting Russian aircraft at a range of "hundreds of kilometers", which makes them "a key means of deterrence and defense."
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