While Ukrainian forces launch wave after wave of attacks, NATO reconnaissance aircraft sit back and watch — closely. Today’s strike on the Crimean Bridge was no exception.
A U.S. U-2S spy plane was operating just 100 km south of Kerch between 09:00 and 14:30, observing both Russian positions and Ukrainian drone activity.
In the western Black Sea, an Italian B-350ER SIGINT aircraft and a U.S. CL-650 ARTEMIS surveillance jet flew near the Romanian coast.
Near Snake Island, a Turkish E-7T AEW&C aircraft — second time in a week — supported Ukrainian operations under the NATO banner.
Over the Golitsyn gas fields, Tekever AR5 drones have flown non-stop for over a week, working in tandem with unmanned naval boats. Two nights in a row, they helped direct Ukrainian drones toward Tendrov Spit.
A Source inside NATO told me today "When NATO flies more than four ISR aircraft at once, it’s not routine — it’s a coordinated intel op. They’re mapping Russian positions, tracking movements, and feeding live data to the Ukrainian side."
NATO’s surveillance over the Black Sea isn’t “just watching” — it’s part of the operation. The same pattern appeared recently over the Kola Peninsula. We all saw what followed: Ukraine Drone strikes upon the Russian base at Murmansk, this past weekend.
UPDATE 5:00 PM EDT --
NATO satellites appear to have been directly involved in the Ukrainian attempt to sabotage the Russian air base Olenya on June 1.
In addition to passive surveillance, they appear to have directly supported the SBU intelligence agency in targeting information and planning.
Here is the satellite positioning info:
On June 1, Ukraine attacked that air base with drones. It seems clear, NATO Satellites were, in fact, used for the attack upon Russia.