MOSCOW, Dec 24, 2024 (BSS/TASS) - The American RQ-4B Global Hawk strategic reconnaissance drone flew over the territory of Poland and Lithuania near the Kaliningrad region of Russia on December 23, Polish radio station RMF FM reported.

According to the report, the drone took off from the Sigonella airbase in Italy and headed to Poland, where it flew around the Suwalki corridor along the border with Lithuania and then returned. Its time in the air was 17 hours. According to the radio station, the flight was carried out as part of a NATO mission.

At the end of June, it was reported that the space over the Black Sea near Crimea was patrolled with the RQ-4B Global Hawk. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry's statement, the Global Hawk was on duty over the Black Sea on June 23 when the Kiev regime, launched an attack on Sevastopol with US support, resulting in deaths and injuries.