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Ukrainian air defense keeps the situation under control, declared in the Air For...

In the sky over Ukraine noticed balloons of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation: why they are used by an opponent

Ukrainian air defense keeps the situation under control, declared in the Air Force of Ukraine. Today, numerous balloons with angular reflectors who launched the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were noticed above the territory of Ukraine. In a comment to the Ukrainian Pravda, a spokesman for the Air Forces of Ukraine Yuri Ignat reported that our air defense and fighter fighters keep the situation under control and track these facilities.

Earlier, Moldova's media reported that airplaces over the country were closed "because of safety reasons", but Yuri Ignat did not have information whether these balls caused such a decision. "Such balls can theoretically fly into the airspace of other countries, because their movement depends on the wind direction," he said. However, after a few hours, the ban on flights over its territory, Moldova again opened its airspace.

However, the specific causes of temporary closure have not yet been reported. According to Yuri Ignat, today in the sky of Ukraine there are the same objects that were noticed on April 12 last year over the Dnipropetrovsk region. They move slowly and are fully controlled by our fighters. The enemy can use this design of balls for reconnaissance and distracting the air defense from real purposes. And radar reflectors serve to enhance visibility for air defense radars.