In the last months, sightings of alleged Russian drones over Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Romania, and Germany have increased. What do these sightings have in common? First, not a single one of these drones was intercepted, shot down, or forced to land through electronic interference. Second, no one knows where these drones came from and where they disappeared to. There are no radar plots, no verifiable flight paths, although in all cases it concerns critical civilian, military, or dual-use infrastructure, namely in one of the most densely guarded airspaces in the world. These drones simply disappeared, and I have no further comment on that.
Therefore, it is surprising that the sightings remain merely statements, with the only exception being Poland. There, Russian drones of the “Bärer” type were demonstrably identified. These rudimentarily built aircraft are mainly used as decoys or deception drones to exhaust the opposing air defense. This time too, none of the “Bärer” drones that crashed or were shot down over Poland carried an explosive charge. The only destruction was caused by the misfire of a Polish interceptor missile, a missile that cost almost a million euros.
Now there is suspicion that it was a defensive missile from a Western fighter jet that hit the building. A fine difference. The fake is in the clear indicative, a residential building that was heavily damaged by a drone. Fitting to the headline: “Russia has declared a confrontation to the whole world with this.” The rather casual counter-report, on the other hand, is embedded in “probably” and “there are indications,” which is journalistically correct, if only these basics of journalism were not systematically suspended when it goes in the other direction.
What has also penetrated less into the German people’s receiver program: It was precisely the Russian ally Belarus that warned the Polish side about the approaching drones, with the note that they had been disturbed and misdirected by the Ukrainian air defense. And it was none other than the Polish Chief of General Staff Wiesław Kukuła who confirmed this: “The Belarusians warned us that drones were heading towards us through their airspace. This advance warning was helpful to us.”
In connection with the overflight of unknown or felt Russian drones over Copenhagen airport, the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is often quoted. This was a serious attack on the country’s critical infrastructure. Less attention is given to the Copenhagen police chief with his rather sober statement: “It is not known to us that there were concrete danger situations. That means that there would have been a danger to people. And I think that’s an important point. Nothing indicates that these drones should harm people. On the contrary, their flight behavior yesterday speaks much more for the fact that it was merely a demonstration.”
A demonstration or for display. The drone flew with activated position lights or blinkers, as can be seen in this picture. Already weird for Putin to spy on critical NATO infrastructure so demonstratively. Also strange how his assembled drones with washing machine chips can fly so deep into Danish or German territory under all radars again and again and then return undisturbed. And what does Putin want to know about the airports of Copenhagen or Aalborg that he cannot see anyway through high-resolution spy satellites? These are the simplest questions that come to mind if one is not just concerned with securing one’s pension claim with ARD or ZDF at any price, then of course such free thoughts are not conducive at all.
If it should actually be a demonstration, as the police chief assesses the drone overflight, what should be demonstrated and who benefits from such a demonstration? Not that the state and corporate journalists as well as the whole state parasite swarm of the so-called experts would be too good to attribute this to the Russians as well, just for fun and pleasure in provocation to steer their drones around airports. As long as nothing is questioned.
What the geographical pattern of the alleged drone sightings results in, they have recently accumulated in the Baltic Sea area. In this area highly sensitive for Russia in many respects, which is critically important both for the supply of Kaliningrad and for the export of crude oil and liquefied gas. The logical conclusion, this is preparing a complete sea blockade. NATO wants to seal off the Baltic Sea and builds forward justifications for it in its tradition. The idea that Russia accepts this is, to put it mildly, a bold speculation.
Who specifically benefits from the escalation between NATO and Russia is Volodymyr Zelensky and his power apparatus. Their most important survival strategy was from the beginning to expand the Ukraine conflict so that it turns from a proxy into a direct war between NATO and Russia. The Russian foreign intelligence service SVR has recently revealed its findings. A provocation with an alleged Russian sabotage command would be prepared, which is to be arrested in Poland. This could mean the final casus belli.
Well, honestly, I have no idea who these drones really belong to and I’m not sure if this is actually a Russian attack. That seems to be the current story. Maybe it’s just a few fools playing with pretty big drones. A fool who plays here with big drones, it probably wasn’t, but a fool who plays with a detonator and a huge powder keg.
