In the airspace of Ukraine, on February 14, such air goals are recorded as balls with corner reflectors launched by the enemy.
This was announced by the speaker of the air forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuri Ignat.
“Probably, these are balloons with corner reflectors that we spoke about recently (February 12 were recorded over the Dnipropetrovsk region – ed.). The Ukrainian air defense radio -locks observes these airy goals that move in air flows with low speeds. Fighter aviation is constantly on duty by the Ukrainian sky. The situation is controlled. “
on the clarifying question whether such airspots could cause a airspace closing over Moldova, Ignat noted that he did not own the relevant data, however, he said that such balls can theoretically fly into the space of neighboring foreign states, since they change the direction depending on depending on The forces and directions of the wind.
“these balls can be of different sizes (a diameter of a meter and a half), but sufficient to raise the angular reflector. The enemy uses such flying objects for intelligence, distract our air defense as a false target,” the speaker of the air forces explained.
radar reflectors on them are a means of increasing visibility.