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Deep diving, original analysis and reporting on the Russian Navy and related maritime topics. Views expressed do not reflect those of my current or past employers, nor do they reflect the views of Vova (you know which one).
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...transiting northeast in the English Channel
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...transiting northeast into English Channel
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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 2d
...day 5 of lingering in the Bay of Biscay
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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 2d
RF Navy Northern Fleet ships (Severomorsk + Aleksandr Otrakovskiy + Pamir + Sergey Osipov) returned to Severomorsk during morning hours today after two-month (10 August-6 October) Arctic deployment

- group limited to operations in Barents/Kara Seas
- group never reached Laptev/East Siberian Sea
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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 2d
...Marshal Shaposhnikov, Gremyashchiy, and Boris Butoma transited south near Yonaguni Island and Iriomote Island on 5-6 October

www.mod.go.jp/js/pdf/2025/...
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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 2d
[2/2] Previous Kareliya (SSV-535) patrols:

- 27 March-14 July 2022 (110 days)
- 1 December 2022-31 March 2023 (121 days)
- 15 March-15 July 2024 (123 days)
- 9 November 2024-10 March 2025 (122 days)
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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 2d
[1/2] RF Navy Pacific Fleet Vishnya-class intelligence collection ship Kareliya (SSV-535) departed Vladivostok during early afternoon hours on 1 October, conducted a southbound transit of Tsushima Strait on 3-4 October, then transited south near Okinawa on 6 October

www.mod.go.jp/js/pdf/2025/...
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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 2d
RF Navy Northern Fleet Vishnya-class intelligence collection ship Viktor Leonov (SSV-175) arrived in port (likely Kronshtadt) after 187-day deployment (1 Apr-4 Oct)

- Mediterranean Sea port calls: 16-19 Apr; 28-31 May; 14-18 Jul; 10-24 Aug; 11-14 Sep
- southbound transit of Great Belt, 30 Sep
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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 3d
...traveled ~120nm to the north over past 24 hours, but still remains within Bay of Biscay
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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 4d
Now, this is how a tug tows (pushes) other tugs around!

In this case, four RF Navy Northern Fleet tugs heading north along the Neva River in August 2025
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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 4d
RF Navy Northern Fleet Yantar-class special-purpose research vessel Yantar departed port during morning hours on 1 October and remains underway through today

- vessel not broadcasting AIS
- previous underway period: 18-21 September 2025
Archive image, undated
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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 4d
...Vitse-Admiral Kulakov, underway since 21 September, was in/near Baltiysk by 14:00 local time today

- imagery confirms ship was underway [time of imagery unknown] in the vicinity of Baltiysk today

h/t @mtanderson.bsky.social
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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 5d
...lingering in Bay of Biscay since 1 October...
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Uragan-class missile ship Burya conducted tests of Pantsir-M versus missile targets launched from land sites

tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 5d
...Marshal Shaposhnikov, Gremyashchiy, and Boris Butoma conducted southbound transits of the Tsushima Strait on 3 October

www.mod.go.jp/js/pdf/2025/...
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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 6d
RF Navy Udaloy-class destroyer (frigate) Marshal Shaposhnikov, Steregushchiy-class corvette Gremyashchiy, and Chilikin-class oiler Boris Butoma departed Vladivostok during the morning hours of 1 October for an Asia-Pacific regional deployment
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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 6d
...Russian media now reporting what we already knew yesterday: Severomorsk + Aleksandr Otrakovskiy departed Dudinka

tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...
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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 7d
Kurily (SSV-208) returned to Vladivostok on 30 September after 41-day patrol (20 August-30 September)

- previously conducted 77-day patrol (1 June-16 August 2025)
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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 7d
...Severomorsk + Aleksandr Otrakovskiy) departed Dudinka by midday on 1 October (day 53 of deployment)
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spectre crouton @spectrecrouton.bsky.social · 7d
Following a very brief port call, RF Navy Baltic Fleet Neustrashimyy-class frigate Neustrashimyy departed Baltiysk on 28 September and remains underway through 30 September

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Archive image, August 2023
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