🚨Update: Russia is planning of declaring its own ‘no fly zone!’ Over the Black Sea! Will shoot down any NATO surveillance drone flying near Crimea giving targeting information to Ukraine!! War is about to heat up quick!! pic.twitter.com/nKMwBiFyf8
— US Homeland Security News (@defense_civil25) June 24, 2024
Russia hasn’t declared a no fly zone over the Black Sea out of hesitance to escalate against NATO. But how long can they permit it to happen? pic.twitter.com/c1kjpmC9rB
— The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) June 24, 2024
There have been recent developments regarding flights over the Black Sea. Russia issued an international notice to pilots (NOTAM) creating no-fly zones over Crimea and parts of the Black Sea from April 20th to 24th. The purpose of these zones was to practice convoy protection and surface attack drills. Additionally, a dramatic encounter occurred between Russian fighter jets and a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea. The U.S. military reported that the Russian fighter jet harassed and collided with the drone, leading to its forced descent in international waters. Russia denied direct contact with the drone but expressed its intention to recover its remains.