Recently, Russia can be said to have constant bad news. On the battlefield of Kharkiv, the Russian army was defeated. In the Crimea region, the Ukrainian army has continuously launched air strikes using long-range missiles and drones, and a large number of Russian air defense weapons, radars, and even warplanes have been destroyed. These weapons are all high-value weapons, not tank cannons, which can be produced very quickly. You just say that the Russian army is not distressed. The Russian army even deployed the only set of the latest S-500 air defense system in service to Crimea. But recent information suggests that the system was destroyed shortly after it was deployed in Crimea. Even the last baby at the bottom of the box was beaten, and the Russian army is really disgraced now.
And the Russian army has also found a problem, why is the Ukrainian army's target positioning of the Russian army so clear? Not long after the S-500 entered Crimea, it was discovered and knocked out by the Ukrainian army. Actually, it was the intelligence provided by the reconnaissance planes deployed by the US military in the Black Sea region. The US military's current early warning aircraft, electronic reconnaissance aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are monitoring the Black Sea region almost 24 hours a day. With the world's largest reconnaissance capability of the US military, it is a piece of cake to locate these targets of the Russian army. In addition, the tactical missiles used by the Ukrainian army are also provided by the United States, and Russia has finally found the culprit.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that Russian Defense Minister Belousov has asked the Russian army to launch an operation against US military aircraft over the Black Sea. As for whether to shoot it down directly, the new Russian defense minister did not say it directly, after all, he was not a soldier before, and he was in charge of the economy. It is estimated that this matter still depends on Putin's intentions, but Putin will certainly not make concessions to the United States. However, before this, the Russian army has used various methods for American drones. Russia has done everything to throw fuel and pour you down, to get you down with supersonic airflow. The Russian army is too lazy to use shells and missiles to hit US drones.
Russia's threat is certainly not an empty word, and if NATO drones continue to reconnoiter Russian targets with high intensity, then Russia will definitely strike back. The first step will definitely be to shoot down the US drone. UAVs like the US military's RQ-4 "Global Hawk", although the technical level is very high, are actually very poorly defended, and even Iran can shoot them down, let alone Russia. If the US military drones are shot down and the US military does not stop, then in the next step, the Russian army may launch a strike on US reconnaissance aircraft and AWACS aircraft. Anyway, it would be nice to say "mistakenly hit" after the fight. Russians have always been like this, but they don't reason with you. If an American manned fighter plane is really shot down, then a serious exchange of fire could break out between the two sides. The US fighters on this front line may directly engage in a fight with the Russian planes without waiting for orders.
In fact, the US military also knows that sooner or later Russia will set up a no-fly zone over the Black Sea, and may even take action against NATO planes hovering here. The U.S. side is not afraid. Recently, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin also called the Russian defense minister to discuss the issue of avoiding miscalculation and exchange of fire between the two sides. This American is also funny, he is already so deeply involved in the war, and he is still worried about getting into trouble with Russia.
But the U.S. military now also has to do what it must do, which is to assist Ukraine in clearing Crimea's air defense armaments. For example, the S-500 air defense system, which has just been destroyed. Because the United States must assist Ukraine in receiving F-16 fighter jets and clearing Russian air defense weapons, just to welcome the appearance of F-16. As long as the F-16 comes, this Black Sea no-fly zone will no longer exist, and the Black Sea will become a stage for the competition of modern fighters between Russia and Ukraine, East and West. F-16 and Su-35, who will prevail? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.