Russian military activity on shortwav

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https://twitter.com/x/status/2105393320235028742

 

[william]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2105393748838334595

 

[william]

Russian Navy’s strategic broadcasts active now on 9884kHz in digital T-600 mode. One-way transmissions to surface units. The same messages are transmitted simultaneously on Very Low Frequency 18.1kHz to reach submerged submarines.

RX in Milan 00:08 UTC Oct 01 2026

https://twitter.com/x/status/2105451929627152880

French Navy active on 5702 kHz. Voice traffic. Likely communication between the Toulon base and an unidentified asset, probably an aircraft. I only managed to catch a few seconds. Now, all is quiet.

RX in Milan at 20:03 UTC Sept 30 2026

https://twitter.com/x/status/2105390347677266413

 

[william]

RDL, the Russian Navy's strategic broadcast on 23354kHz. First an FSK-Morse message that I failed to document, followed by this one in T-600 digital mode. RX via Kiwi webSDR at 11:26 UTC on Oct 1 2026

https://twitter.com/x/status/2105790385930858735

 

[william]

Russian Navy tug SB-921 Evgeniy Churov (RMEV) in communication with Baltic Fleet HQ Kaliningrad (RMP). RMEV is suspected of being the support vessel for a Kilo-class submarine; both were seen leaving Kaliningrad two days ago.RX in Milan 06:09z Oct 13 2026

https://twitter.com/x/status/2109583941996875853

• Military observer @MrFrantarelli reports an improved Project 06363 Kilo-class diesel-electric submarine and Sliva-class rescue tug Evgeniy Churov departing from Baltiysk naval base in Russia's Kaliningrad region on October 11-12, 2026.
• Follow-up posts include a shaky harbor video at dusk showing local naval activity and clear daylight photos of the low-profile submarine and gray rescue tug sailing in open waters with forested coastline visible.
• The vessels appear to be leaving the Baltic Sea entirely, potentially signaling a transfer to another Russian fleet or a long-range transit requiring the tug's support for the conventionally powered sub. Grok

It appears that yesterday, a Project 06363 improved Kilo-class SSK and the Sliva class rescue tug Evgeniy Churov set sail from Baltiysk. - Bing

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Nothing defiant about this on Bing but wasn't it this class of boat that had the nuclear torpedoes in the cuban crisis.

https://www.globalmilitary.net/ships/improved-kilo/

 

[william]

Nothing defiant about this on Bing but wasn't it this class of boat that had the nuclear torpedoes in the cuban crisis.

CHUROV and NOVOROSSIYSK apparently turn back. The Russian Navy tug SB-921 EVGENIY CHUROV, reportedly accompanying the Kilo-class submarine NOVOROSSIYSK, appears to have reversed course after seemingly heading toward the Barents Sea.A new Morse code weather report intercepted today by
@te3ej places the tug in the Skagerrak, off the northern coast of Denmark.The group may now be heading back toward the Baltic Sea.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2111003154070344028

• Maritime OSINT account @TiaFarris10 reports Russian Navy tug SB-921 Evgeniy Churov and Kilo-class submarine Novorossiysk reversed course in the Skagerrak off Denmark, likely heading back to the Baltic Sea after an initial northward transit toward the Barents Sea.
• Tracking relies on a Morse code weather report intercepted by @te3ej placing the tug at approximately 57.7°N, 8.9°E on October 16, with maps showing prior positions off Norway on October 15 and near Kaliningrad earlier.
• The Novorossiysk, an Improved Kilo II-class submarine originally built for the Black Sea Fleet but operating from the Baltic since 2022, has prior Barents Sea exercise history, highlighting potential shifts in Russian deployment plans. Grok

CHUROV and NOVOROSSIYSK apparently turn back. The Russian Navy tug SB-921 EVGENIY CHUROV, reportedly accompanying the Kilo-class submarine NOVOROSSIYSK, appears to have reversed course - Bing

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