alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoEstonia Says Russia Removed Narva River Buoys Marking Borderwww.bloomberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down14
arrow-up1177arrow-down1external-linkEstonia Says Russia Removed Narva River Buoys Marking Borderwww.bloomberg.comalphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarecygnus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months ago My guess is that Russia is trying to create a threat to NATO countries so that those countries will want to hold onto their defense materials and weapons instead of those going to Ukraine. NATO is not exactly strapped for materiel at the moment, especially if considering quality vs. quantity. Given the way that an Israeli F35 was able to operate with impunity a short while ago, I don’t think the old Soviet gear would fare too well. https://theaviationgeekclub.com/iriaf-commander-reportedly-fired-after-he-kept-secret-that-israeli-f-35-stealth-fighters-had-violated-iran-airspace/
NATO is not exactly strapped for materiel at the moment, especially if considering quality vs. quantity. Given the way that an Israeli F35 was able to operate with impunity a short while ago, I don’t think the old Soviet gear would fare too well. https://theaviationgeekclub.com/iriaf-commander-reportedly-fired-after-he-kept-secret-that-israeli-f-35-stealth-fighters-had-violated-iran-airspace/