Thanks to MiG-31 patrolling over the Black Sea, American reconnaissance drones changed their flight trajectories

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Thanks to the activity of Russian military aviation, the NATO RQ-4B Global Hawk drone was forced to change the trajectory of its flights in the Black Sea near Crimea. After the start of patrolling the airspace in the Crimea region by MiG-31K/I aircraft, American reconnaissance UAVs operate far from the borders of the Russian Federation.

Data on the results of patrols of Russian combat aircraft over the Black Sea were obtained using the Flightradar24 resource. Earlier, Vladimir Putin ordered the start of daily patrols over the Black Sea by high-altitude MiG-31K/I interceptors armed with the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system.



The additional effect of the operation of these sides is expressed in psychological pressure on the enemy. Every takeoff of the MiG-31K/I is accompanied by an air raid warning throughout Ukraine. Today was no exception: at about 15:XNUMX Moscow time, sirens went off in all regions of the country.

It is important to note that Ukrainian military personnel are very wary of Russian aviation. According to the flight commander with the call sign “Leshy”, having heard the noise of the approaching aircraft of the Russian Armed Forces, the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine quickly leave the battlefield in search of shelters and abandon the military machinery.

The pilot noted that Russian aviation operates in the Northern Military District zone around the clock, hitting enemy concentrations of manpower and armored vehicles with various types of missiles. The story of “Leshy” was posted on the telegram channel of the Russian defense department.
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  1. AlOrg
    AlOrg
    +3
    8 November 2023 18: 42
    I don’t understand, but 1.5 years ago it would have been impossible to make such a decision? Or were we all involved at the parades?
  2. zuuukoo
    zuuukoo
    +1
    8 November 2023 18: 56
    Quote from Alorg
    I don’t understand, but 1.5 years ago it would have been impossible to make such a decision?

    There is an opinion that not everything is so simple.
    They constantly tried to squeeze them out of there (I suspect that the incident with the fuel being drained after which the reconnaissance officer fell was far from an isolated attempt).

    So, we don’t know the real reasons and layouts and will probably never know.

    If this is not the fantasy of another propagandist.
  3. Afinogen
    Afinogen
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    8 November 2023 19: 13
    After the start of patrolling the airspace in the Crimea region by MiG-31K/I aircraft, American reconnaissance UAVs operate far from the borders of the Russian Federation.

    There is no logic at all. What does the MiG-31K/I have to do with it? The Kinzhal missile they carry is exclusively for ground targets. Even without the Kinzhal, it will be problematic for a heavy and unmaneuverable MIG to sprinkle kerosene on a UAV; this is not an SU 27.
  4. vlad127490
    vlad127490
    +1
    8 November 2023 19: 17
    The MiG-31 is a Soviet aircraft, not produced in the Russian Federation, there are only a few of them left. There is a loss of aircraft, and there is no replacement. The equipment is more than 30 years old, it needs to be repaired somehow, so they try to take care of them.
    1. BMP-2
      BMP-2
      +1
      8 November 2023 20: 01
      Moreover, it is not clear: to drive a unique and essentially custom MiG-31 only in order not to even shoot down, but simply to scare away drones (of which there may be a carriage and a small cart, and which in an hour can return to completing the task, waiting for the MiG to leave for base) - well, this is at least a strange decision.
  5. rotkiv04
    rotkiv04
    0
    8 November 2023 19: 55
    Of course, it all looks strange, but why can’t you patrol with dryers, or in order to drive away the Pindosovsky UAV, only the 31st is suitable, and even with the K/I index
  6. Sergey Latyshev
    Sergey Latyshev
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    9 November 2023 00: 17
    Yes, something strange with the MiG-31K/I and RQ-4B.
    Maybe the drones simply changed their task - to monitor MIGs with a dagger? So they are watching from afar. because they are slow, and MIGs are fast.
  7. Flight
    Flight
    +2
    9 November 2023 00: 39
    Quote from Alorg
    I don’t understand, but 1.5 years ago it would have been impossible to make such a decision? Or were we all involved at the parades?

    It's possible, but dangerous. Putin didn’t give instructions, but when there is an instruction, keep me seven...
  8. Pivander
    Pivander
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    9 November 2023 15: 04
    Quote: Athenogen
    After the start of patrolling the airspace in the Crimea region by MiG-31K/I aircraft, American reconnaissance UAVs operate far from the borders of the Russian Federation.

    There is no logic at all. What does the MiG-31K/I have to do with it? The Kinzhal missile they carry is exclusively for ground targets. Even without the Kinzhal, it will be problematic for a heavy and unmaneuverable MIG to sprinkle kerosene on a UAV; this is not an SU 27.

    31 has a very high flight ceiling. And the ripper too. Maybe because of this, and not because of the daggers?
  9. new.ad
    new.ad
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    9 November 2023 15: 53
    The American plane looks like a monster from a horror movie.