US drone conducted a 10-hour reconnaissance in the Donbas

The Global Hawk flew along the front line without crossing it.

The strategic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) USAF RQ-4A Global Hawk on a Sunday made a 10-hour reconnaissance flight along the demarcation line in the Donbas, according to data from Western sites, tracking movement of military aviation.

According to their information, heavy American with the call sign UAVGH000 drone taking off from Sigonella airbase in Sicily, in the course of the day cruised from North to South along the boundary line, collecting intelligence information, but did not cross it. The flight was at an altitude of about 15.5 thousand meters.

In some moments, being on the territory of Luhansk oblast, he was closer to Russian borders (in the Belgorod, Voronezh and Rostov regions) for a distance of about 70-80 km, it is noted in the message.

Taking into account the possibilities of reconnaissance to a depth of 300 km drone RQ-4A Global Hawk was able to observe the whole territory controlled by the militants and the border regions of Russia. In addition, he could see and the actions taken by the Armed forces of Ukraine.

According to open sources, the unit can patrol for 30 hours, flying at a height of 15-18 meters.

The flight path of the UAV after departure from Italy ran over by Greece, Bulgaria and Romania. In the airspace of Ukraine, he came to the North of the territory of Moldova. Then the drone continued flying East over Kirovograd and Dnepropetrovsk oblasts in the direction of Donbass.

The us drone RQ-4A Global Hawk performs almost monthly reconnaissance flights in the Donbas.

In the past and this year he also applied for the detection and destruction of targets by militants in Libya with his missile weapons. From January 2015, a strategic American drones regularly carry out reconnaissance flights near the Black sea, including off the coast of Russia’s occupation of Crimea.

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