In what is sure to be cited as proof of US culpability for the Nord Stream attacks, Arab media is carrying reporting that US MH60-R Seahawk helicopters sortied around Bornholm Island, the area where the attacks occurred, during early September.
US military helicopters habitually and on numerous occasions circled for hours over the site of the Nord Stream pipelines incident near Bornholm Island earlier in September, Flightradar24 data showed.
Earlier this month, a US Navy Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopter spent hours loitering over the location of the damaged natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea near Bornholm for several days in a row, September 1, 2, and 3, in particular.
Built by Lockheed, the MH-60R Seakhawk is touted as a multi-mission helicopter whose intended roles include anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASuW). The helicopter also can be used in Search and Rescue as well as Special Operations—which means it could be a potential means of delivering explosive devices into the area around Bornholm Island.
“Of course, this will require the cooperation of several countries ... This is an extremely dangerous situation that requires urgent investigation ... This is an incident. So far, we cannot give a clearer qualification. But the scale of the destruction suggests that it really was some kind of act. Of course, it is very difficult to imagine that such a terrorist action could take place without the involvement of some state," Mr. Peskov commented on the situation, answering a question from Kommersant FM during today's press call.
NATO says that any attack on the critical infrastructure of the countries of the alliance will be followed by a strong response, the alliance said in a statement released on Thursday in connection with the incidents on the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
We, as Allies, have committed to prepare for, deter and defend against the coercive use of energy and other hybrid tactics by state and non-state actors. Any deliberate attack against Allies’ critical infrastructure would be met with a united and determined response.
Russia’s response to the attack thus far seems rather restrained, in marked contrast to the hyperbole employed by Vladimir Putin in his mobilization speech. What the significance of that might be, if any, is one of the many unknowns still before us.
US Seahawk Helicopter Was Reported Over The Blast Sites In Early September
"Any deliberate attack against Allies’ critical infrastructure would be met with a united and determined response."
Excuse my confusion: is this pipeline Russia's critical infrastructure or "Allies" critical infrastructure.
Also excuse me but isn't "Allies" the WWII term against "Axis" countries.
So which is Germany these days?
Whoever did this, the outcome is going to be catastrophic.