NATO conducts maneuvers near Kaliningrad as Russian strikes on Kyiv escalate

US-led NATO operations near Kaliningrad coincide with lethal Russian missile strikes on Kyiv and reports of secret Russian drone bases near alliance borders.
Tensions between NATO and Moscow remain high following reported US-led military operations around Russia's Kaliningrad enclave. According to media reports, American and Norwegian aircraft conducted coordinated maneuvers alongside Polish forces in what NATO termed routine defensive capability training. Meanwhile, cross-border strikes escalated as Russian ballistic missiles targeted Kyiv shortly after American envoys departed, causing fatalities and infrastructure damage, including at a foreign manufacturing plant. Ukraine retaliated with drone strikes against Russia's Saratov region. Additionally, investigative reports revealed Moscow has constructed ten covert launch sites near NATO borders, allegedly capable of deploying advanced kamikaze drones into Western territory.
Sources: Investor.bg, Mediapool, Nova TV
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