Germany's Baltic Sea operations came under intensified drone surveillance in October when military bases across the country logged their highest number of sightings on record
A drone incident at a German military base hosting Ukrainian troops is part of a broader pattern of thousands of unexplained flights over defense facilities this year, which authorities suspect may be linked to Russian hybrid operations.
The Institute for the Study of War reports that Russian authorities are encouraging tourism in occupied Crimea while simultaneously using the peninsula as a military staging area.