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UK deploying specialist RAF team to defend Belgium from ‘rogue’ drones
TL;DR
- The UK has dispatched a specialist Royal Air Force unit to Belgium to address drone incursions affecting military bases and airports.
- The deployment follows a request from Belgian defence officials, with suspicions of Russian involvement in the drone activity.
- This move underscores NATO’s commitment to collective security amid rising hybrid threats across member nations.
UK deploying specialist RAF team to defend Belgium from ‘rogue’ drones | UK News
The UK is deploying a specialist Royal Air Force team to help defend Belgium’s skies following a series of sightings of “rogue” drones, the defence secretary and his military chief have revealed.
The ground-based unit will be equipped with kit that can track and take down unmanned aerial systems.
It is not yet clear who is responsible for the drone incursions, which forced the country’s main airport near Brussels to close temporarily and have also impacted Belgian military bases.
However, there are suspicions that they could be linked to Russia.
Other NATO nations have also experienced similar problems, including Denmark and Germany.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton, speaking to Trevor Phillips on Sky News, said his Belgian counterpart had called him to request British support.
“I had my Belgian opposite number – the chief of the defence staff – in touch with me this week, seeking our help to track and potentially defeat the drones,” he said.
“We agreed with the defence secretary on Friday that we would send our people and our equipment into Belgium to help them with the current problem they have got there.”
John Healey, the defence secretary, said: “When our NATO allies call, we step up. Belgium requested urgent support to counter rogue drone activity at their military bases, so I’ve directed a small team of RAF specialists to deploy immediately.
“As hybrid threats grow, our strength lies in our alliances and our collective resolve to defend, deter and protect our critical infrastructure and airspace.”
The RAF team is trained and equipped to combat drones.
Dozens injured after ‘savage’ Russian drone strike on Ukrainian railway station, Zelenskyy says
Cliff Notes
- A Russian drone strike on Shostka railway station injured at least 30 people, including three children.
- President Zelenskyy condemned the attack as “savage” and reported that emergency services are on-site assisting victims.
- The incident reflects a recent escalation in Russian airstrikes targeting Ukraine’s railway and energy infrastructure.
Dozens injured after ‘savage’ Russian drone strike on Ukrainian railway station, Zelenskyy says
At least 30 people have been injured in a Russian drone strike on a Ukrainian railway station, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
Two trains were hit when Shostka station was targeted on Saturday, the head of Ukraine’s railways, Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, said in a Facebook post.
Three children were among the passengers injured, he said, adding an employee had also been hurt.
Ukraine’s president wrote on X: “A savage Russian drone strike on the railway station in Shostka, Sumy region.
“All emergency services are already on the scene and have begun helping people. All information about the injured is being established.
“So far, we know of at least 30 victims. Preliminary reports indicate that both Ukrzaliznytsia staff and passengers were at the site of the strike.”
Regional governor Oleh Hryhorov said a train heading to Kyiv had been hit and that medics and rescuers were working on the scene.
Mr Zelenskyy and the governor posted pictures from the scene that show a passenger carriage on fire.
The head of the local district administration, Oksana Tarasiuk, told Ukraine’s public broadcaster that about 30 people
were injured by the strike. No fatalities were reported in the immediate aftermath.
Mr Pertsovskyi said the strikes were a “despicable attack aimed at stopping communication with our frontline communities”.
Moscow has stepped up its air strike campaign on Ukraine’s railway infrastructure, hitting it almost every day over the last two months.
They have also targeted energy infrastructure with a massive bombardment on Ukraine’s gas production facilities earlier this week.
Mr Zelenskyy’s top aide, Andriy Yermak, accused Russia of deliberately targeting the station and train, saying it was carrying out a “war against civilians”.
It comes a day after what officials described as the biggest attack on Ukraine’s natural gas facilities since Russia’s land, air and sea invasion started in February 2022.
