Within the past minutes (12:01 PM EST) five (5) NATO Surveillance Aircraft have taken-up patrol stations completely surrounding Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast.
Kaliningrad is now under massive reconnaissance by Long-range radar detection aircraft and other planes with radio and electronic intelligence systems flying around this area.
With Russia having issued a NOTAM yesterday, closing-off air space over its Kapustin Yar missile launch area, tensions are extremely high in the region right now.
More if I get it. Updates to appear below.
UPDATE 12:06 PM EST — Russian Ministry of Defense reiterated moments ago “A response to Kiev (and maybe not only Kiev?) is being prepared.” Â
The words in parenthesis seems to have caused this sudden burst of NATO…