According to the newspaper, these could be "Gerbera" drones hidden inside shipping containers.
A source close to the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense claims that the goal of the suspected operation is not necessarily to cause widespread damage, but rather to shut down an airport, start a fire, or demonstrate the capability to carry out such a strike.
Spain, France, and Italy are cited as potential targets. The authors link the choice of these countries to the upcoming election campaigns in 2027, though this remains an assessment made by the newspaper's sources.
As reported by El Mundo, European countries received this information following CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow on August 25.
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Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto dismissed a report claiming that the CIA had informed the leadership of Spain, France, and Italy that Russia was preparing provocations in those countries using UAVs concealed in container ships.
ReplyDeleteThe alarming information published this morning by a Spanish newspaper, suggesting possible attacks on Italy, Spain, and France by Russian ships and drones, is neither needed nor substantiated.
We are already living through difficult and tense times, and there is no need for anyone to add fuel to the fire.