{"id":1305318,"date":"2025-10-13T12:53:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T09:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/little-green-men-are-already-at-the-border-putin-is-preparing-a-crimean-scenario-in-estonia\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T12:53:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T09:53:25","slug":"little-green-men-are-already-at-the-border-putin-is-preparing-a-crimean-scenario-in-estonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/little-green-men-are-already-at-the-border-putin-is-preparing-a-crimean-scenario-in-estonia\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLittle Green Men\u201d are already at the border: Putin is preparing a Crimean scenario in Estonia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The appearance of &#8220;little green men&#8221; on the borders of Estonia may mean the beginning of the &#8220;Crimean scenario&#8221;, because it is the Baltic countries, in particular the Estonian Narva, that are most vulnerable to Russian propaganda. However, the Kremlin is unlikely to resort to direct aggression, although it will actively conduct hybrid special operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This opinion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eilAe7VVFQ4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">was expressed<\/a> on the air of \u201cPryamoye\u201d by Oleksandr Kovalenko, a military-political observer of the \u201cInformation Resistance\u201d group.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;I don&#8217;t know who these &#8220;little green men&#8221; are. But, most likely, this is one of the elements of the hybrid provocations that we have had the opportunity to observe recently, which Russia is carrying out against European countries. And it is the Baltic countries, especially Estonia, that are most vulnerable to hybrid operations regarding their territorial integrity, namely land operations,&#8221; Kovalenko noted.<\/p>\n<p> https:\/\/youtu.be\/eilAe7VVFQ4?t=49<\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"shortcode-also\" data-title=\"Read also\" >\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/unidentified-drones-increasingly-spotted-over-secret-sites-in-europe-politico\/\">Unidentified drones increasingly spotted over secret sites in Europe \u2014 Politico<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n<p> At the same time, he recalled that a similar situation was observed in Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions in 2014.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;We have already seen operations of such a scale as in Poland. These are Gerber drones that violated the airspace of a NATO country. And, in principle, they primarily conducted reconnaissance activities. Then there were MiGs, there were a large number of other drones that appear in some European countries. But it is the conditions in the Baltic countries that are most favorable for conducting ground hybrid operations, which were in Ukraine in 2014 in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, as well as in Crimea,&#8221; the military-political observer explains.<\/p>\n<p> According to him, the Kremlin actively uses the Estonian municipality of Narva in its propaganda, calling it its territory.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Especially since there is a territory in Estonia that Russia has long been using as a propaganda narrative \u2013 the so-called &#8220;Narva People&#8217;s Republic&#8221;. They call this territory, part of Estonia, that, believing that it is actually historically Russian territory. Although all this is of course far-fetched, nevertheless they can use it in the future as a hybrid element for an invasion of this country,&#8221; Oleksandr Kovalenko summarized.<\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"shortcode-also\" data-title=\"Read also\" data-right>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/european-commissioner-kubilius-kremlin-is-considering-an-invasion-scenario-in-nato-countries\/\">European Commissioner Kubilius: Kremlin is considering an invasion scenario in NATO countries<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n<p> As a reminder, Russian &#8220;little green men&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/rus.err.ee\/1609827132\/nachalnik-pogranohrany-v-rajone-saatseskogo-sapoga-peredvigalis-vooruzhjonnye-gruppy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">appeared<\/a> near the border with Estonia. The border guard service stated that the armed groups are not Russian border guards. Therefore, the authorities temporarily closed a strategically important section of the road on the border with Russia.<\/p>\n<p> Meanwhile, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are developing a large-scale evacuation plan in the event of a possible attack or buildup of Russian troops. Although the aggressor country Russia denies any intention to attack NATO countries, the Baltic states have significantly increased their defense budgets and stepped up civilian training.<\/p>\n<p> In addition, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/ryzyk-priamoho-zitknennia-iz-rf-znachno-zris-nato-nablyzyvsia-do-chervonoi-linii\/\">NATO is discussing a &#8220;more decisive response&#8221;<\/a> to Russia&#8217;s provocative actions, including the possibility of deploying strike drones near the Russian border and changing the rules for opening fire on Russian aircraft.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The appearance of &#8220;little green men&#8221; on the borders of Estonia may mean the beginning of the &#8220;Crimean scenario&#8221;, because it is the Baltic countries, in particular the Estonian Narva, that are most vulnerable to Russian propaganda. However, the Kremlin is unlikely to resort to direct aggression, although it will actively conduct hybrid special operations. 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