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Not only Ukraine for NATO recon flights

February 19, 20221 Mins read369
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Not only Ukraine. The “game” between NATO and Russia is also played out in the Mediterranean.

A large-scale Russian air and sea exercise is underway in the eastern Mediterranean and NATO could not fail to conduct a mission in the area.

An USAF Boeing RC-135U (reg. 64-14849 – callsign HOMER69) took off from Souda and carried out a five-hour surveillance mission before landing back in Crete at around 12:00 CET.

In the eastern Mediterranean there are currently the CSGs of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and those of the Italian aircraft carrier Cavour

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