China News Service, November 29. According to a Reuters report on the 28th local time, a U.S. official said that the U.S. and Russian troops established a military hotline for "deconfliction" at the beginning of the deterioration of the situation in Russia and Ukraine. Used it once.

Data map: The Pentagon of the United States.

　　The hotline is said to link the European Command of the U.S. military with the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The only call so far was initiated by the U.S. to express U.S. concerns about Russian military actions near key Ukrainian infrastructure.

　　The official declined to elaborate on specific incidents, saying only that the call had nothing to do with the Polish missile incident this month.

On the 15th of this month, a missile fell in Poland near the border with Poland and Ukraine.

Since Poland is a NATO member, the matter has raised concerns about an escalation of the situation.

After preliminary investigations, both NATO and the United States stated that the missile may have been launched by the Ukrainian army at the incoming Russian missile.

　　Reuters speculates that the hotline may be related to military activities near the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant or the possible bombing of the Novokakhovka hydropower dam.

　　The Zaporozhye nuclear power plant is the largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine and one of the largest in Europe. The area of ​​the nuclear power plant was shelled this summer. Since then, Russia and Ukraine have continued to blame each other for the attack.

The New Kakhovka Hydropower Station is located upstream of Kherson, a key city in southern Ukraine. Once the embankment breaks, the downstream settlements may be flooded.

　　According to reports, since the situation in Russia and Ukraine deteriorated in February this year, the communication between the United States and Russia has been attracting attention, because any miscalculation may lead to a direct conflict between the two nuclear-armed powers.

The hotline is just one of several ways the U.S. and Russian militaries communicate during a crisis.

　　The U.S. military told Reuters only that it maintained several communication channels to "discuss key issues with Russia in unexpected or emergency situations to prevent miscalculation, military incidents and escalation."

　　The Russian embassy in the United States and the Russian Ministry of Defense did not immediately respond to requests for comment.