Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Syrian media: A large number of Israeli occupation vehicles loaded with troops have entered west Ain Ziwan in the southern countryside of Quneitra.
Israeli media: An aid corridor will be established from al-Khadr to Sweida in the upcoming days.
Chinese Foreign Minister to his Brazilian counterpart: Beijing is ready to strengthen coordination with Brazil and work with BRICS nations to counter unilateralism.
Chinese Foreign Minister to Brazilian counterpart: Beijing ready to strengthen strategic mutual trust with Brazil.
Chinese Foreign Ministry: Minister Wang Yi held a phone conversation with his Brazilian counterpart.
Iranian Parliament's draft resolution in response to the E3's decision: Halting cooperation with the IAEA.
Iranian parliamentary draft resolution in response to the E3's decision: Iran to halt all talks with the US and European countries.
Iranian parliamentary draft resolution in response to the E3's decision: Iran to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
Araghchi: We are ready to resume diplomatic negotiations on the nuclear program provided other parties show seriousness and goodwill.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: France, Germany and Britain do not have the legal mandate to automatically reimpose sanctions on Iran.

US reconnaissance flights near Crimea triple since start of 2023

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 26 Sep 2023 11:00
2 Min Read

Flightradar24 data show that from September 18 to 24, US and allies reconnaissance aircraft and strategic drones carried out 21 flights near the peninsula.

  • x
  • US and Allies
    This handout satellite image released on September 23, 2023, by Planet Labs PBC, shows an aerial view of the city of Sevastopol after a missile attack struck the headquarters of Moscow's Black Sea fleet in Crimea, on September 22, 2023 (AFP Photo / Planet Labs PBC)

Data on the Flightradar24 portal revealed that the United States and its NATO allies have tripled the number of reconnaissance flights near Crimea since the beginning of this year.

During the week from September 18 to 24, reconnaissance aircraft and strategic drones of the US, as well as aircraft of its NATO allies, carried out 21 flights near the peninsula, Flightradar24 data showed.

In particular, US P-8A Poseidon, EP-3E Aries II, and E-3A Sentry aircraft and UK RC-135W Rivet Joint aircraft flew over the eastern coast of Romania, while US RQ-4B Global Hawk strategic reconnaissance drones flew over the middle and eastern part of the Black Sea.

The portal showed that most of the reconnaissance flights - 16 out of 21 - were carried out by US aircraft.

In comparison, at the beginning of this year and in the spring, US and NATO aircraft conducted an average of one flight per day in the Black Sea region.

Related News

'Israel', US plan dubious 'aid corridor' amid regional escalation

Modi to visit China amid growing India-US trade rift

In particular, in the week from January 16 to 22, NATO aircraft carried out only seven flights, and in the week from May 15 to 21 only five.

Thus, there is a connection between the intensity of flights of Western reconnaissance aircraft and the intensity of strikes by the Ukrainian armed forces on Crimea, Sputnik suggested.

On Friday, Russia's Defense Ministry said the historic headquarters of its Black Sea Fleet in Crimea had been damaged in what Mikhail Razvozhayev, the governor of Crimea's largest city Sevastopol, said had been a Ukrainian missile attack. The Ministry said one of its servicemen was missing after the attack.

Ukraine claimed responsibility for the missile attack, with the Ukrainian army saying on Telegram that "Ukraine's defence forces launched a successful attack on the headquarters of the command of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia" in Sevastopol.

Ukraine claimed last week it struck a military air base near the Crimean town of Saky, while Kiev forces have repeatedly targeted the only bridge that connects the peninsula to the Russian mainland.

Russian officials said Friday that traffic across the bridge had been temporarily halted, while maritime traffic was briefly stopped following the attack on Sevastopol.

  • United States
  • Nato
  • Russia
  • US
  • Ukraine
  • Crimea
Russia & NATO

Russia & NATO

As the Draconian Western-led sanctions on Russia exacerbate the economic crisis worldwide, and as Russian troops gain more ground despite the influx of military aid into Ukraine, exposing US direct involvement in bio-labs spread across Eastern Europe and the insurgence of neo-Nazi groups… How will things unfold?

Most Read

Almost instantly after the Helsinki Accords were signed, organisations sprouted to document purported violations, whose findings were fed to overseas embassies for international amplification. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab el-Hajj)

How ‘Human Rights’ became a Western weapon

  • Opinion
  • 23 Aug 2025
Tom Barrack's imperial tantrum in Beirut: When entitlement speaks (Photo by Mahdi Rtail)

Tom Barrack's imperial tantrum in Beirut: When entitlement speaks

  • Politics
  • 26 Aug 2025
Launch of a ballistic missile from Yemen toward the occupied Palestinian territories. (YAF military media)

Yemeni Forces announce firing hypersonic missile at Al-Lydd Airport

  • Politics
  • 22 Aug 2025
Although it does seem likely they will launch some kind of operation in northern Gaza, one which will accelerate its mass murder of civilians, but will fail to achieve its stated objectives. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)

Here is why the Israeli occupation of Gaza won’t work

  • Opinion
  • 26 Aug 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
People inspect a damaged petrol station hit in Israeli airstrikes on Sunday, in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, August 25, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Yemeni sources: Israeli propaganda false, airstrikes hit civilians

Emergency responders and residents gather at the site in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, after an Israeli drone explosion killed two Lebanese soldiers and injured another.
Politics

Israeli drone kills two Lebanese soldiers in Naqoura

Civil defence workers check for victims between the wreckage of a destroyed building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 30, 2024 (AP)
Politics

Lebanese court to release dangerous convicted 'Israel' spy: Report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at the Prime Minister's office in occupied al-Quds, occupied Palestine, August 10, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Netanyahu pushes plan for demilitarized zone from Golan to Sweida

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS