Overview
- The bombers are operating from Morón Air Base in Spain as part of Bomber Task Force Europe 26-1, with aircraft reported in place since November 8.
- Flights observed since November 12 have tracked over Rügen, Rostock, Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg, with some routes extending toward the Finnish–Russian border and across the Baltic region.
- NATO says northern-area missions are now being directed through the new Combined Air Operations Centre in Bodø, which became operational in October.
- Allied officials have not disclosed how many aircraft are flying, the precise routings or whether the bombers are armed.
- Russian naval vessels, including the frigate Neustrashimy and landing ship Aleksandr Shabalin, were reported near Fehmarn and the approach to Lübeck Bay for what Moscow called reconnaissance.