Finnish Coast Guard inspected ARCTICA (MMSI: 538011962 ) off the coast of Finland. Nothing found according to officials. Helicopter was seen hovering over anchored ship by passengers of ferry.
This ought to be understood well in EU. IF we let Ukraine fall - certainly many would resist occupation - But THIS is what would happen. Also people must work... All that would be huge ++ for rus war machine
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I would say 6 allied fighters were tracking them. Also USS Bainbridge was ~near. But there are rules prior engagement. Q is: Are NATO nations ready for escalation. RUS would try to retaliate somehow. World is different now than when Turks shot down plane.
RUS Incursion into Estonia. Data on ground tracks is not public. Also length of 12minutes could be approximate. But let's assume: Here are possible ground tracks for various nominal cruising speeds. I would say 300-350kts is likely.
It's not small, nor a mistake. Articl.4 is warranted.
Heh, yeah little less, but Americans tend to like to have "keep-out" zone which is not that much. 10-15nm, even 5nm in such tight spot. Anyway - it does not make incursion allowed.
Also, USS B had able time to reach Baltics by that time if they went even 12-15knots.
Coincidentally USS Bainbridgen was on port call in Helsinki during the week. (www.hs.fi/helsinki/art...) , it was to depart THU 1100UTC. And will par-take exercises on N Baltics from 22th->
So where was it when MIG's violated airspace? Were they "avoiding" overfly? @auonsson.bsky.social ??
RUS Incursion into Estonia. Data on ground tracks is not public. Also length of 12minutes could be approximate. But let's assume: Here are possible ground tracks for various nominal cruising speeds. I would say 300-350kts is likely.
It's not small, nor a mistake. Articl.4 is warranted.
What russia gained from this? (+) They see how western political sphere still lacks resolve. Talk of anything that would cause _any_ "costs" to russians from this operation is non-existant. EU/NATO is purely in reacting mode and waiting for next push.
