When seven German journalist students do a better job of tracking down the sources of the drone flights over Europe than the security services...

https://www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-droned-back

They Droned Back

Young journalists expose Russian-linked vessels circling off the Dutch and German coast

Digital Digging with Henk van Ess
@davep @noplasticshower amazing read (and work!)

@SRDas @noplasticshower
I'm just a bit flabbergasted that the security services don't seem to have dedicated staff for this sort of thing.

It wouldn't take much to use long range reconnaissance drones to quietly keep an eye on these ships and intercept them for a full search if they're seen launching drones. It would stop this part of Russia's hybrid warfare in its tracks.

@davep @noplasticshower I'm hoping that the security forces had some inkling and perhaps let this go on while actively monitoring the drone ships [hence the coordinated same stonewalling message]. Because otherwise yes - if they aren't monitoring the incompetence is flabbergasting

@davep @SRDas @noplasticshower there's a thing in conflicts where you don't (openly) act on intel to not give away your hand (or keep it for a more convenient time)

Or incompetence. But you can probably only tell in hindsight