DISINFO: Attack drones are flying from Norway to Murmansk
SUMMARY
The enemy's unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been recorded in the Murmansk region. One of the drones spotted in the Severomorsk area flew in from Norway. Two more drones are flying from Arkhangelsk.
RESPONSE
Disinformation aimed at the Nordic countries.
We have no indications that anything has crossed the Norwegian-Russian border and flown into Russia, Jonny Karlsen, spokesperson for the Norwegian Armed Forces' operational headquarters, told Nettavisen.
Pro-Kremlin disinformation media also blamed Finland, providing very specific details, for the drones attack on Murmansk region. The General Staff of the Finnish Defence Forces told Yle that the accusations are not true. "The territory of Finland has not been and will not be used for alleged actions against Russia," the statement said.
“The use of NATO territory would inevitably lead to an escalation between Russia and the [NATO] alliance,” Conflict Intelligence Team's expert told The Moscow Times. “NATO countries are actively trying to avoid this.”
He noted that pro-Kremlin media have repeatedly claimed since the start of the war that NATO member countries are being used for drone attacks. “Previously, the Baltic states were accused of such actions... [but] there was no evidence provided.”
Past drone attacks deep inside Russian territory, like those against industrial sites in the republic of Tatarstan or an oil refinery in St. Petersburg, demonstrated that Ukrainian drones are capable of pulling off long-distance flights, as the Moscow Times reminds.
See also the disinformation narrative from September 2023 Baltic States may have launched the drones strikes on Pskov.