Unidentified Drones Spy On German Base Training Ukrainian Troops On Patriot Media

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Drones have been repeatedly observed over the air force base in Schwetzingen, on the German North Sea coast, where Ukrainian military are training.

This is reported by the Süddeutsche Zeitung , Ukrinform reports.

The object of a“large-scale attempt to spy using drones” was the air base where the Ukrainian military is training on Patriot systems. From January 9 to January 29,“six security incidents” involving professional drones of unknown origin took place, the newspaper quotes from a confidential report submitted to the Ministry of Defense.

“Investigative actions are being carried out on suspicion of espionage ,” the report says.

It is noted that, apparently, professional drones were used, which hovered for several minutes with their lights on. Radar countermeasures, such as attempts to divert the drones from their course or force them to land, did not work, the report's authors admit. Additional detection and jamming systems are now in place.

In none of the six cases could the drone operator be found, although the military police, police, and the Military Counterintelligence Service were involved in the search. Bundeswehr circles suspected that the drones could have been launched from ships in the North or Baltic Seas, the article says.

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The special anti-aircraft missile firing center is located in Schwetzingen, Schleswig-Holstein.

As reported earlier, drones have been repeatedly spotted over other military bases across Germany, including Ramstein , where meetings of the group for military support of Ukraine were held.

Russia has been conducting hybrid operations in Germany for years. Since the beginning of the full-scale war against Ukraine, such cases have become more frequent.

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