The UK says Russia is considering returning the Soviet-era reconnaissance plane to service

British intelligence services said on Sunday that Russia would consider returning a Soviet-era high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft to service, as part of the invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022. “The M-55 Mystic high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft is returning to service,” they said. Before they determined that it could operate at altitudes of up to 21,300 metres, according to a statement published by the British Ministry of Defense via its Twitter account. Social networks Russian warplanes. They explained that “one of the critical gaps in the Russian supply strategy is its failure to create sufficient capabilities.” For intelligence gathering, surveillance, targeting and reconnaissance.” In this sense, they highlighted that these operations “are essential for carrying out attacks against targets appropriately and accurately” and stressed that “there is a realistic possibility that the M-55 will return to front-line service.” For this “ Russia’s limited capabilities in Ukraine. They said: “Operating at high altitudes allows the sensors to maintain a significant range.” British intelligence services stressed that “the device will almost certainly carry out missions against Ukraine from the relative safety of Russian airspace.”