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- On December 19, a Boeing P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine patrol aircraft of the US Navy took off from the Sigonella Air base and flew towards the Crimean peninsula.
- On December 20, a USAF RC-135V Rivet Joint HOMER19 was spotted over the Black Sea.
- On December 18, a USAF RC-135V Rivet Joint HOMER69 was spotted over the Black Sea.
- Russian forces have worked out the detection and destruction of NATO reconnaissance aircraft with the S-400 air defense systems in the Crimea.
- The newest Orion attack drone was tested at the Crimean training ground.
Obvious by the flight paths they recognise Russian borders and stick to the international accepted distance of not crossing them. That includes Crimea which they say they don’t recognise as Russian but their actions show they do.
Russia should fry their electronics. Its still better than shooting them down. But they will only stop if they are forced to stop. Using diplomacy with the U.S. is futile and counterproductive. They behave like nazi Germany or Imperial Japan, they only understand brute force.