Now, everything really starts to smell bad for everybody!
After reporting about the complete disconnection of Russia from the global internet on March 11, there are signs that the Russian Spy Ship Yantar, known for spying on undersea internet cables, has left its base in the Russian Arctic…
Yantar, the special mission ship reputed to be involved in spying on undersea internet cables, has left its base. The controversial ship has departed Olenya Guba near the Kola Peninsular in Russia’s arctic north.
Analysis of Sentinel-2 satellite imagery from today shows its usual pier empty. A ship matching it is also seen in the imagery out at sea.
In Russian sources Yantar is described as a ‘Special Purpose Ship’ or ‘Oceanographic vessel’. In the West however it is regarded as a spy ship. Its forte is surveying undersea cables and possibly tapping, delousing or sabotaging them.
Olenya Guba is home to much of the fleet of Russia’s secretive GUGI (Main Directorate of Underwater Research).
‘Research’ is a euphemism for spying in this context.
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