Today, 3 US Air Force reconnaissance aircraft are working over the territory of Ukraine and in the Black Sea region at once – the Boeing E-8C Joint STARS combat control and target designation aircraft, the US Air Force, airborne 95-0121, the US Air Force electronic intelligence aircraft Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint, board 63- 9792, US Air Force Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint electronic intelligence aircraft board 62-4134.
Russia issued a NOTAM notice from February 13 to 18, in which the Russian Navy closes part of the Black and Azov Seas, as well as the airspace in these areas, for large-scale exercises using rocket and artillery weapons
Noteworthy sequence of events:
— Russia’s amphibious assault ships arriving in the Black Sea
— NOTAMS for wide areas of Black Sea / Sea of Azov from February 13-19
— Joint Belarusian – Russian exercises end February 20
— Chinese Winter Olympics end February 20
— No Russian delegation at Munich Security conference on February 18-20